Portal:Current events/2007 December 30
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December 30, 2007
(Sunday)
- Benazir Bhutto assassination: Bhutto's son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is appointed her successor as chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. His father, Asif Ali Zardari is named co-chairman. (BBC News)
- Kenyan general election, 2007: Incumbent Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner, beating challenger Raila Odinga by 231,728 votes; Odinga supporters riot in Kibera; EU election observers complain of irregularities; Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement is set for a majority in parliament. (Daily Telegraph)
- Emmanuel Mwambulukutu, the ambassador of Tanzania to South Africa, is in intensive care after four assailants attacked and robbed his family, stabbing his wife and other guests with bottles. (Khaleej Times)