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Events on Sunday 26 December 2004 2
2004Orange Revolution begins in UkraineMass protests over a disputed presidential electionHundreds of thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets in Kyiv to protest a fraudulent runoff election won by Viktor Yanukovych. The Supreme Court ordered a rerun, which reformist candidate Viktor Yushchenko won on December 26.
2004Indian Ocean tsunami230,000 killed — deadliest natural disaster of 21st centuryA magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra generated a massive tsunami on December 26, 2004. Waves up to 30 metres high killed approximately 230,000 people across 14 countries.