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The people of 21 May
5 people in 5 stories, 31 deaths recorded, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the implementation of U.S. president Donald Trump's plan to forcibly displace Gazan civilians is a condition for his government to end the war.
Conflict · 21 May · with Donald Trump
Andriy Portnov
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1973–2025)
Andriy Portnov, former People's Deputy of Ukraine and aide to former president Viktor Yanukovych, is assassinated in Madrid, Spain, by unidentified gunmen.
Crime & Justice · 21 May · with Viktor Yanukovych
Kizza Besigye
Ugandan politician
Kenya admits that it assisted Uganda in the kidnapping of opposition politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi in November 2024. Besigye was later taken to Uganda, where he is currently on trial.
World · 21 May
Cyril Ramaphosa
President of South Africa since 2018
U.S. president Donald Trump confronts South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House during a state visit by Ramaphosa, claiming that there is a genocide against Afrikaners in South Africa, which Ramaphosa strongly denied.
World · 21 May
Javier Milei
President of Argentina since 2023
Argentine president Javier Milei issues a decree limiting the right to strike for several services, banning some trade unions from further suspending operations as a method of protest.
Crime & Justice · 21 May
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