Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline April 2002 Table of contents 1 April 28, 2002 2 April 26, 2002 3 April 21, 2002 4 April 18, 2002 5 April 14, 2002 6 April 12, 2002 7 April 11, 2002 8 April 7, 2002 9 April 6, 2002 April 28, 2002 Recent celebrity deaths: Alexander Lebed - Russian General who ran for the presidency against Boris Yeltsin; Ruth Handler - inventor of the Barbie Doll April 26, 2002 In Erfurt, Germany, a nineteen-year-old runs amok at his high school, killing 14 teachers, two other pupils and himself. The event sparks a discussion about stricter weapons laws in Germany, and about banning violent computer games and movies. April 21, 2002 Extreme-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen qualifies for second round of French Presidential Elections. Right-wing incumbent Jacques Chirac places first. Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin places third and announces his retirement from politics. Thousands take to the street all over France to protest against Le Pen. Chirac (19.9%), Le Pen (17.4%), Jospin (16.3%), Bayrou (6.5%), Lauguiller (6.3%), Mamere (5.5%), Chevenement (5.3%), Besancenot (4.5%), Saint-Josse (4.0%), Hue(3.6%). Turnout 75%. April 18, 2002 A Swiss-registered Rockwell 112 aeroplane made headlines when it collided with the Pirellone building in Milan initially generating fears of terrorism. April 14, 2002 Hugo Chavez returns to power in Venezuela. April 12, 2002 Coup d'etat in Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez is brought to military barracks. Military announces transitional government consisting of mix of civilians and military headed by leader of the Venezualan Chamber of Commerce(FEDECAMERAS), Pedro Carmona, who immediately repeals constitution, dissolves supreme court and parliament. April 11, 2002 Ten nations deposit their ratifications for the International Criminal Court at a United Nations ceremony, bringing the total to 66, well above the 60 needed to bring the Statute into force. The ICC will therefore come into force on 1 July 2002. April 7, 2002 There are reports that the Poincaré conjecture may have been solved by Martin Dunwoody. April 6, 2002 As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensifies, the United States repeats its demands to Israel that it should pull back its troops. Back to Current events.\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.