Portal:Current events/2004 November 27
November 27, 2004 (Saturday)
- Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Jingsheng is released. (BBC)
- Virginia Tech begins its reign of dominance over UVA, the Hokies clinch the Commonwealth Cup in a 24-10 win at Lane Stadium. The Hokies continue to hold the Commenwealth Cup for over 4000 days following this victory.
- Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II presents Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I with reliquaries containing the bones of 4th-century Patriarchs Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, brought back to Rome as loot from Constantinople during the Crusades. The ceremony is applauded as a notable gesture of ecumenism between the divided churches. (BBC) (Reuters) Archived 2004-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- According to the chairman of the Duma commission investigating the Beslan school massacre, there is indirect evidence of involvement by a foreign intelligence agency; however, the agency remains unnamed. (Interfax)
- Colombian Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Uribe claims that FARC rebels plotted to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during his recent visit to the country. The U.S. Secret Service declines to comment. (BBC), (CNN)
- Ukraine presidential election, 2004:
- Ukraine's parliament votes for the annulment of the election results and asks President Leonid Kuchma to dissolve the country's Central Election Committee. This is a non-binding request as the parliament cannot annul the results itself. (CNN)
- Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot says that the EU believes fresh elections are the best option for Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Lieutenant General Joginder Jaswant Singh is named the next chief of army staff of the Indian Army. He will be the first Sikh to become the chief. (Times of India) Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (The Tribune, India)