2004

Events

### January

* January 1: Joseph Deis
* The International Year of Rice was proclaimed by the United Nations.

### February

* February 1: The death penalty was abolished in Great Britain.
* February 4: Mark Zuckerberg launched the social network "The Facebook", later renamed Facebook.

### March

* March 3: A Kyiv radio station called "Continent" was shut down without warning or court decision.
* March 14: Vladimir Putin was elected for a second four-year term in the Presidium elections in Russia.
* March 28-29: The Civil Campaign started.

### April

* April 18: An election was held in Mukachowo, which highlighted the brutality of Ukrainian power and its disregard for the laws of Ukraine.
* April 20: The Parliament of Ukraine ratified a treaty on the Single Economic Space with Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

### May

* May 1: Ukraine officially joined 10 new countries: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
* May 16: Istanbul hosted the music competition, where a representative from [country not specified] participated.

Politics and World Affairs

### International Year of Rice

The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year of Rice (UN Resolution 57/162).

### International Year Against Slavery and Its Abolition

The United Nations also designated 2004 as the International Year Against Slavery and Its Abolition (UN Resolution 57/195).

See Also

* List of UN Security Council Resolutions (2004)

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