2022

Overview

The year 2022 was a common year beginning on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the number 2022 anno Domini (AD), as well as the twenty-second year of the third millennium and the second year of the 2020s decade.

Designations

* International Year of Craft Fishing and Aquaculture
* International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

Events

The year 2022 was marked by several significant events. It included new records of "climate extremes", although there was a refreshing effect of El Niña, and no phenomenon of El Niño (if not worse in some areas). Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, resulting in 14 million Ukrainian refugees migrating from their countries. Russia suffered many international sanctions, hundreds of companies withdrew from Russia, Russian athletes were banned from international tournaments, and thousands of people lost their lives.

Notable Passings

The year 2022 saw the passing of several notable individuals, including:

* Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan
* Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union
* Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
* Jiang Zemin, former President of China
* Pope Benedict XVI, former Pope of the Catholic Church
* Sydney Poitier, actor and director
* Meat Loaf, musician
* Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress
* Jean-Luc Godard, film director
* Angela Lansbury, actress
* Jerry Lee Lewis, musician
* Luc Montagnier, Nobel laureate

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