Important political events of the world in 2014. January 1 -
Latvia went to the euro, becoming the 18th member of the eurozoneFebruary 7 to February 23 -
holding of the XXII-d Olympic Winter GamesMarch 18 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement
about adoption of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia April 11 - Parliament of the Republic of Crimea adopted a new ConstitutionApril 25 -
the beginning of Civil war in Ukraine .
May 2 - in
the south of Ukraine, in Odessa, there were clashes of supporters and opponents of the Kiev authorities,
46 people were killedJuly 15 -
because of a train derailment in the Moscow subway 24 people died, more than 200
people were injuredAugust 10 -
there was the first popular presidential election in Turkey
when Won Tayyip Erdogan
was electedSeptember 6 -
because of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan and India more than 230 people
diedSeptember 14 - a single day of voting
will be held in Russia