2012 in politics

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These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2012.^[1]

Events[]

February[]

• The Singaporean by-election was held

March[]

• The Toi by-election was held in Niue.

April[]

• The World Bank presidential election was won by Jim Yong Kim.

June[]

• The United Nations General Assembly presidential election was held.

October[]

• The United Nations Security Council election was held.

November[]

• Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and became the paramount leader of China in November 2012.

Deaths[]

January[]

• Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician (born 1922)
• Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)

March[]

• Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937)
• Ċensu Tabone, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)
• George Tupou V, King of Tonga (born 1948)

April[]

• Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
• Ahmed Ben Bella, 1st President of Algeria (born 1918)

May[]

• May 11 - Alfred Diamant, American political scientist and academic (born 1917)

Elections[]

• 6 November - Democrat Barack Obama is re-elected president of the United States.
• Local electoral calendar 2012
• National electoral calendar 2012
• Supranational electoral calendar 2012

See also[]

• List of foreign ministers in 2012

References[]