Portal:Current events/2004 July 12
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July 12, 2004 (Monday)
- Montenegro adopts new state symbols including a new red flag bearing King Nikola's coat of arms.
- Pedro Santana Lopes becomes the prime minister of Portugal. (BBC)
- The Philippines announces the withdrawal of its forces from Iraq. (Reuters) Archived 2004-07-14 at archive.today
- The United States Department of Homeland Security asks the Justice Department's office of legal counsel to research on the legal requirements for postponing the November elections, stating that they are concerned that terrorists might disrupt the elections. (Newsday)
- Albertan Premier Ralph Klein announces that the province has completed repayment of its public debt, which once stood at CAD $23 billion. (CBC)