Portal:Current events/2009 January 3

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January 3, 2009 (Saturday)

2008 presidential election after narrowly defeating Nana Akufo-Addo of the incumbent New Patriotic Party in a run-off. (BBC News)

An
airstrike on the mosque in the Gaza Strip village of Beit Lahia kills at least 13 people. (CNN)

ground attack on the Gaza Strip. (BBC News) (New York Times)

The 2009 Dakar Rally begins in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Motorsport)^{[permanent dead link]}
Governor of American Samoa Togiola Tulafono is sworn into office for a second term. (Samoa News)
Satoshi Nakamoto creates the genesis block of bitcoin. (bitcoin.it)

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