2020s
(20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries)
Definiton
In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, lasting from 2001-2100. The 21st century is the first century of the 3rd millennium (2001 - 3000).
Important developments, events, achievements
- Wars, battles and terrorism
- Politics
Influential people in politics as of 2004
(in alphabetical order)
- Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
- Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, de facto government leader
- Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
- Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Authority
- José Maria Aznar, Spanish Prime Minister
- Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda leader
- Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Hans Blix, Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector
- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
- Jacques Chirac, President of France
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II- Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and various other Commonwealth Realms.
- John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Saddam Hussein, deposed President of Iraq, currently held by US forces
- Hamid Karzai, interim president of the Afghan Transitional Administration
- John Kerry, Democratic candidate for Presidency of the United States of America
- Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation
- Gerhard Schröder, German Bundeskanzler (chancellor)
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel
Influential people in technology as of 2003
Influential people in science as of 2003
Influential people in mathematics as of 2003
Influential people in art as of 2003
See also: Timeline of the future in forecasts
Astronomical events
Astronomical predictions
Decades and years
