2005 in politics - Definition and Overview

Years in politics: 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007 - list of years in politics

Events

January

• January 1
  • The Freedom of Information Act 2000 comes into force in the United Kingdom.
  • In Germany, stage IV of the Hartz concept brought together unemployment benefits and social security benefits, despite protests.
• January 4 - Violence in Iraq, assassination of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali al-Haidri.

Deaths

• January 1- Shirley Chisholm, first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress (b. 1924)
• January 1- Robert Matsui, Member of the U.S. Congress from Sacramento, California (b. 1941)
• January 4 - Ali al-Haidri, Governor of Baghdad
• January 10 - James Forman, American civil rights activist (b. 1928)
• January 17 - Zhao Ziyang, reformist Premier of the People's Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1919)

See also