2011 national events (time, place, events, people)

1. On January 14, the 2010 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented awards to Shi Changxu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Wang Zhenyi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who won the 2010 National Highest Science and Technology Award.

2. Reported in "Science" magazine on January 21, 2011. An international research team led by Chinese scientists recently discovered female pterosaur fossils preserved with eggs. The new discovery of fossils will be of great help in solving the mystery of gender identification in the dinosaur era

3. my country has completely independent intellectual property rights for the world's largest single-machine hydroelectric generator set, which started operating in Xiangjiaba on January 24. The power station has entered the formal installation stage.

4. Dilma Rousseff was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Brazil in the Brazilian Congress on January 1, becoming the first female president in Brazilian history.

5. On January 12, the Heritage Foundation released the world's "Economic Freedom Index" report, and Hong Kong was once again rated as the world's freest economic system

6. Tunisia's national unity The government announced its formal establishment on January 17. After former Tunisian President Ben Ali left Saudi Arabia due to domestic turmoil, Fouad Maibaza, Speaker of the Tunisian House of Representatives who assumed the powers of the President, authorized Prime Minister Ghannouchi to form a cabinet.

7. Belarusian President Lukashenko was officially sworn in in the capital Minsk on January 21. Marks the beginning of Lukashenko's fourth presidential term.

8. An explosion occurred at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, the Russian capital, on the evening of January 24. The explosion killed at least 35 people and injured more than 130 people. Russian President Medvedev said this was a terrorist attack.

9. The Seventh Asian Winter Games concluded on February 6 at the Baluan Shaulak Sports Palace in Almaty. The Kazakhstan delegation won 32 golds, 21 silvers and 17 bronzes, ranking first in the medals list. The Chinese delegation won 11 golds, 10 silvers and 14 bronzes, ranking fourth in the medals list. The delegations of Japan and South Korea ranked second in the medals list respectively. third place.

10. The World Intellectual Property Organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, released a report on February 9 saying that the number of international patent applications under the framework of its Patent Cooperation Convention increased by 4.8 in 2010, and China’s patent applications The number of weapons has jumped to fourth in the world.

11. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov officially exchanged the new Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms in Munich, Germany on February 5. 》The signed text. This marks the formal entry into force of the new nuclear disarmament treaty between the United States and Russia.

12. Sudanese President Bashir officially announced on the afternoon of February 7 that he accepted the final result of the referendum in southern Sudan - the separation of southern Sudan and northern Sudan. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement determined at a Politburo meeting held on February 13 that it would separate from the North after the referendum, and the new country to be established would be named "South Sudan."

13. The New York Stock Exchange and Deutsche B?rse officially announced their merger on February 15 to form the world's largest stock exchange group.

14. At 16:50 on February 24, Eastern Time (5:50 on February 25, Beijing time), the U.S. space shuttle Discovery carrying 6 astronauts departed from the Kennedy Space Center Successfully lifted off. This was the thirty-ninth and final space mission of Discovery. About 4,000 spectators witnessed this historic moment.

15. On March 1, the reconstruction and expansion of the National Museum of China was completed. The reconstruction and expansion project of the National Museum officially started in March 2007. It is a major project launched by the party and the government during the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period. Cultural projects to benefit the people. The total construction area of ??the new National Museum is three times that of the old museum, making it the museum with the largest construction area in the world.

16. The Fourth Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress held its second plenary session in the Great Hall of the People on the morning of March 10. Chairman Wu Bangguo was entrusted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to report to the Congress.

17. On March 24, the National Bureau of Statistics released the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” economic and social development achievement series report “International Status Steady Improvement and International Influence Continues to Expand”. It shows that China’s gross domestic product (GDP) accounts for The world's share increased from 5.0% in 2005 to 9.5% in 2010.

18. On March 28, the snowy land in early spring was filled with a festive atmosphere. Tibetan officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life celebrated the third "Day of the Liberation of Millions of Serfs in Tibet" in various ways.

19. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution by consensus on March 1 to suspend Libya’s membership of the Human Rights Council. This is the first time that the UN General Assembly has suspended a member state of the Human Rights Council.

20. The preliminary statistical results of the 2011 Census announced by the General Administration of Statistics and Census of India on March 31 showed that India’s total population has reached 1.2102 billion

21. March, Tokyo time, Japan At around 2:46 pm on the 11th, a strong earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters of Northeast Japan. The earthquake triggered a huge tsunami. A large number of houses were damaged in the Pacific coast of Japan. Fires and power outages occurred in many places. The Shinkansen was suspended. The Tokyo Subway and Narita International Airport were closed. The entire eastern Japan was severely affected. At present, nuclear leakage accidents are further escalating.

The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on the situation in Libya on March 17, 2011, agreeing to establish a no-fly zone in Libya and authorizing the international community to take all necessary measures to protect Libyan civilians and civilian areas from the threat of armed attacks. . The resolution also requires both parties to the Libyan conflict to immediately implement a ceasefire and comprehensively cease all attacks on Libyan civilians. Because the Libyan government violated the ceasefire resolution of the United Nations Security Council, leaders of European, American and Arab countries announced the launch of military operations late at night on the 19th Singapore time. The United States, Britain and France launched military operations into Libya, and *** launched at least 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles. The British army also dispatched fighter planes for the first time to launch air strikes in Libya.