Editing 2006 (section)

== Events ==
=== General ===
* [[January 1]]
** [[Russia]] stopped supplying [[natural gas]] to [[Ukraine]] due to disagreements over pricing. The issue was resolved three days later.
** [[Flash floods]] in [[Jember]], [[East Java]]. At least 63 people were killed.
* [[January 2]] - An ice skating rink in [[Germany]] collapsed; 15 people were killed.
* [[January 3]] - An explosion at a [[coal mine]] in [[West Virginia]], [[United States]], trapped 13 people. Only one person survived.
* [[January 4]]
** Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. His position was temporarily replaced by his deputy, Ehud Olmert.
** A landslide in the village of Cijeruk, Banjarnegara, Central Java killed 76 people.
* [[January 12]] - 362 pilgrims were [[killed in a stampede]] while performing [[stoning of the devil]] in [[Mina, Saudi Arabia|Mina]].
* [[January 15]]
** [[Transjakarta Corridor 2]] was officially opened along with [[Transjakarta Corridor 3|Corridor 3]].
** [[Michelle Bachelet]] was declared the winner in the second round of the [[Chile]] presidential election.
* [[January 18]] - 43 [[Papua]] residents fled to [[Australia]] to seek [[asylum]], claiming that [[genocide]] was taking place in Papua.
* [[January 19]] - The ''[[New Horizons]]'' spacecraft, which will fly past [[Pluto]], was launched.
* [[January 20]] - [[East Timor]] submitted  report on the massacre of its citizens by [[Indonesia]] from [[1975]] to [[1999]] to the [[United Nations]]. According to the report, more than 100,000 people died as a result of [[starvation]] that was deliberately caused.
* January 22 - Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected President of Portugal.
* January 24 - Miyeegombo Enkhbold of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party became Prime Minister of Mongolia.
* January 25
** A group of international researchers discovered [[OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb]], an [[exoplanet]] most similar to [[Earth]].
** Parliamentary elections in [[Palestine]]; [[Hamas]] wins.
** [[Google]] announces that its [[search engine]] will be censored in the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[January 29]] - Sheikh [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]] becomes [[Emir of Kuwait]], replacing [[Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]], who had been in office for only a week.
* [[January 31]]
** KM Citra Mandala Bahari sank in the [[Rote Strait]]; at least 110 people survived and 50 were missing.
** [[Ben Bernanke]] replaced [[Alan Greenspan]] as head of the [[Federal Reserve]].
* [[February 3]] - An Egyptian ship carrying 1,300 passengers sank in the [[Red Sea]]; only 390 people survived.
* [[February 4]]
** At least 88 people were trampled to death while queuing at a stadium near [[Manila]].
** [[Jyllands-Posten's caricature of the Prophet Muhammad]]: [[Syrian]] protesters burn the embassies of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]].
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* [[February 6]] - [[Stephen Harper]] was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Canada]], replacing [[Paul Martin]].
* [[February 7]] - Researchers announced the discovery of dozens of new [[species]] of animals and plants around the [[Foja Mountains]], [[Papua]].
* February 8 - A tomb from around the 14th century BC was found intact in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
* February 12 - The A1 Grand Prix was held at the Sentul Circuit, Bogor Regency, Indonesia.
* [[February 13]] - [[Djoko Suyanto]] became [[Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces]].
* [[February 27]] - The game [[Roblox]] was released.
* [[February 28]] - The [[Astro Nusantara]] channel officially began broadcasting.
* [[March 28]] - [[Israel]] parliamentary elections
* [[April 15]] - Train accident between [[KA Sembrani|Sembrani]] and [[KA Kertajaya|Kertajaya]] collided at Gubug Station. In the accident, 13 people died and 26 others were hospitalized.
* [[April 25]] - [[Girija Prasad Koirala]] began his fourth term as [[Prime Minister of Nepal]].
* [[April 27]] - [[Lidya Pratiwi]] was found guilty along with her mother, uncle, and close friend for the premeditated murder of [[Naek Gonggom Hutagalung]] at the Putri Duyung Cottage Ancol Hotel in Jakarta.
* [[April 29]] - The second [[Daft Punk]] World Tour concert (called [[Alive 2007]]) began.
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*[[May 5]] - [[M. Irfan]] was born in Banten.
* [[May 22]] - The fourth [[Nokia Nseries]] model, the [[Nokia N73]], was released.
* [[May 27]] - The [[Special Region of Yogyakarta]] and parts of the [[Central Java]] was rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Bantul with a depth of 33 km, killing more than 6,000 people and destroying thousands of buildings.
* [[May 29]] - Start of the [[Sidoarjo hot mud flow|hot mud flow]] from [[Lapindo Brantas Inc.|PT Lapindo]] in [[Sidoarjo]], [[East Java]].
* [[July 2]] - Presidential [[elections]] in [[Mexico]]
* [[July 5]] - The 2006 [[SPMB]] (New Student Admission Selection) was held simultaneously throughout Indonesia for two days, until [[July 6]] 2006
* [[July 30]] - Merangka commemorates the 4th anniversary of [[Lativi]] with a live broadcast called "4 years and counting"
* [[August 24]] - 2006 World Astronomy Conference: [[Solar System]] only has 8 [[planets]]: [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], [[Earth]], [[Mars]], [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], [[Uranus]], and [[Neptune]]. [[Pluto]] is no longer considered a planet.
*[[September 4]] - The [[Copa Dji Sam Soe]] match between [[Arema FC|Arema Malang]] and [[Persebaya Surabaya|Persebaya]] turned violent towards the end of the game when [[bonek]] fans stormed the field. This football riot was the worst in East Java in the last two years.
* [[October 8]] - [[Andika Naliputra|Andika]] and [[Hendra Suhendra|Indra]] were fired from [[Peterpan]].
* [[October 13]] - The Global TV logo "TVG" was replaced with a logo consisting of the letter 'G', known as "Glosie," which features an orange color scheme reminiscent of Nickelodeon, , green and blue from the previous “TVG” logo above it with the words ‘GlobalTV’ below it, coinciding with the "Fant4stik" event, which was Global TV's 4th anniversary celebration.
* [[October 30]] - ''[[Need for Speed: Carbon]]'' was released on [[Microsoft Windows]] and ''[[Need for Speed: Carbon|Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City]]'' was released on [[PlayStation Portable]].
* [[November 28]] - [[Nokia 6300]] was officially announced.
* [[December 10]] - [[Augusto Pinochet]] (former dictator of [[Chile]]) passed away.
* [[December 12]] - [[Alda Risma]] died of an overdose administered by [[Ferry Surya Prakasa]] at the Menteng Hotel in Central Jakarta.
* [[December 14]] - Launch of the [[Daihatsu Terios]] and Toyota Rush, seven-passenger mini SUVs that are the successors to the [[Daihatsu Taruna]] and the second collaborative product from [[Daihatsu]] and [[Toyota]].
* [[December 15]] - [[TV7]] officially changed its name to [[Trans 7]].
* [[December 30]] - [[Saddam Hussein]] (former President of [[Iraq]]) was executed by hanging.
* China's third manned space mission, the Shenzhou VII
* [[Airbus]] [[Airbus A380|A380]] begins operation
* Release of [[computer]] [[operating system]] [[Windows Vista]]
* Release of [[game consoles]] [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Nintendo Revolution]]
* [[Wembley Stadium]] in [[England]] reopened after renovation

:''For a list of events after February 13, see the [[My wiki:Current events|Current events]] page.''

=== Sports ===
:''Main article: [[2006 in sports]]''
* February 10–26 - Winter Olympics in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
* March 15–26 - Commonwealth Games in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
* "[[Soccer]]": [[June 9]]–[[July 9]] - [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup in Germany]]
* December 1–15 - 15th Asian Games in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]

=== Regional head elections (pilkada) in Indonesia ===
:''Main article: [[2006 regional elections]].''
:''NOTE: Provincial elections are italicized, the rest are [[regencies]]/[[cities]].''
* January: ''[[Bangka-Belitung]]'', [[North Bengkulu]], [[Cianjur Regency|Cianjur]], [[Central Tapanuli]], [[Tasikmalaya Regency|Tasikmalaya (regency)]]
* February: [[Batam City|Batam]], [[Bontang]], [[East Kutai]], [[Nias Regency|Nias]], ''[[Central Sulawesi]]''
* March: [[Demak]], [[Grobogan]], ''[[West Irian Jaya]]'', [[Malinau]], [[Karimun]], [[Pelalawan]]
* April: [[Bolaang Mongondow]], [[West Kutai]], [[Rokan Hulu]], [[East Tanjung Jabung]]
* May: [[Balikpapan]], [[Banggai]], [[South Barito]], [[Nunukan]], [[Sambas]], [[Tebo]]
* June: [[Boalemo]], [[Bungo]], [[Cimahi City|Cimahi (city)]], [[Lubuk Linggau City|Lubuk Linggau]], [[Muaro Jambi]], [[Pagar Alam]], [[Prabumulih]], [[Rokan Hilir]], [[Siak]], [[Tasikmalaya City|Tasikmalaya (city)]], [[Tuban]]
* July: [[Ambon Island|Ambon]], [[Banggai Islands]], [[Lembata]], [[Paniai]], [[Pekanbaru]], [[Puncak Jaya Regency|Puncak Jaya]], [[Salatiga]]
* August: [[Kulonprogo]], [[Landak]]
* September: [[Bau-Bau]], [[Jayapura Regency|Jayapura (regency)]], [[Yogyakarta City|Yogyakarta (city)]]
* October: [[Banjarnegara]], [[Buton]], [[Kendari City|Kendari (city)]], [[Pati]], [[Sangihe Talaud]], [[Simeulue]]
* November: [[Gorontalo]], [[Majene]], [[Mimika]]
* December: [[Musi Banyuasin]], [[Pemalang]], [[Pidie]]
* Unknown: [[Southeast Aceh]], [[Batu City|Batu (city)]], [[Buleleng]], [[Kampar Regency|Kampar]], [[West Southeast Maluku]], [[Sorong|Sorong (city)]]