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President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele announces that 12,169 gang members have been arrested since the state of emergency began on March 27.
2022-04-16

The government declares a state of emergency and imposes tighter measures, including limiting gatherings and banning musicals and opera, in an attempt to combat a surge of the disease before it overwhelms the health system. The measures start on October 5 and will be in effect for 30 days.
2020-09-30

Voters in Liberia go to the polls to elect members to the country's House of Representatives and to replace President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.
2017-10-10

Ecuador declares a state of emergency over increased activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital of Quito. Its last major eruption was in 1877.
2015-08-16

Governor Jay Nixon declares a state of emergency and curfew in the town of Ferguson, Missouri following nights of rioting.
2014-08-16

Widespread flooding in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan leads to the declaration of states of emergencies in 87 municipalities.
2014-07-2

The incumbent President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is declared the winner of the Liberian presidential election, gaining 90% of the vote following a boycott by opposition candidate Winston Tubman.
2011-11-10

Voters in Liberia go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election, with the incumbent President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, likely to be re-elected.
2011-11-8

The first results of the Liberian general election are due to be announced, with a runoff election likely in the presidential race between incumbent President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and ex-diplomat Winston Tubman.
2011-10-13

The state of emergency in Christchurch, New Zealand, is extended for another week following an aftershock to Saturday's earthquake in Lyttelton.
2010-09-8