21st Century
(20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries)
Definition
In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current
century, as of this writing, 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
Five overall largest mass killings of the 21st century as of 2004
- Second Congo War, approx. 1.8 million deaths (3.8 million since
1998)
- Darfur conflict, 70,000 deaths.
- U.S. Invasion in Iraq, most estimates claim 10,000 -
30,000 Iraqi and 1,200 coalition deaths. The Lancet recently estimated 100,000
Iraqis have died as a result of the invasion.
- Civil War in Ivory Coast, 3,000 deaths.
- September 11, 2001 attacks, 2,749 - 2,752
deaths.
The regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is believed to have caused many deaths, but the
exact number is unknown.
Furthermore, there are several wars and dictatorships continuing from the 20th century. Mostly the number of deaths they
caused during the 21st century is unknown.
See also [1] (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wars21c.htm).
Influential people in politics as of 2004
(in alphabetical order)
- Crown Prince Abdullah of
Saudi Arabia, de facto government leader
- Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
- the late Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Authority
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italian 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
- John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan
- Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China
- Saddam Hussein, deposed President of Iraq, currently held by US forces
- Hamid Karzai, President
of Afghanistan
- Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State
- Pervez Musharraf Pakistani President.
- Dr. Manmohan Singh Indian Prime Minister
- 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 2004
Influential people in science as of 2004
Influential people in mathematics as of 2004
Influential people in popular entertainment as of 2004
See also: Timeline of the
future in forecasts
Astronomical events
Astronomical predictions
Decades and years
External links
- Long Bets (http://www.longbets.org/) Foundation to improve long-term thinking
- Long Now (http://www.longnow.org/) Long-term cultural institution
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