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October 20·Every year

World Statistics Day

UN-designated every five years. Data underpins every policy decision worth making; this day honours the people who collect, clean, and interpret it.

Category: Awareness
Observed in: United StatesofficialUnited KingdomofficialIndiaofficial

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Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.

2022Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).
2017Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
2011Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill them shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war.