28 December,2011 03:04 PM IST | | Afp
The London Olympic Games and presidential elections in Russia, France and the United States are among the main events in 2012. Here is a look at what the year has in store.
JANUARY
-------
1 - EUROPEAN UNION: Denmark takes over the bloc's rotating presidency.
ALSO READ
WATCH! Mallika Sherawat shares hilarious BTS video with Bruno Mars from 2012
Cong always hated Ambedkar, included his shameful cartoon in NCERT book in 2012: Pradhan
Pranab should've been made PM, Manmohan elevated to President in 2012:Aiyar in new book
Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall
Biden says US believes journalist Austin Tice alive after disappearing in Syria in 2012
1-15 - ARGENTINA, CHILE, PERU: The Dakar Rally.
21-February 12 - GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Football's Africa Cup of Nations.
25-29 - DAVOS, Switzerland: The 42nd World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org).
FEBRUARY
--------
6 - LONDON: Diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the British throne.
19 - GREECE: Legislative elections.
26 - HOLLYWOOD, US: The 84th Oscars ceremony (www.oscars.org).
MARCH
-----
2 - IRAN: Legislative elections.
4 - RUSSIA: Presidential election.
APRIL
-----
22 - FRANCE: First round of presidential election.
MAY
---
6 - FRANCE: Second round of presidential election.
12-August 12 - YEOSU, South Korea: The 2012 world expo, themed "The Living Ocean and Coast" (www.worldexpo2012.com).
16-27 - CANNES, France: The 65th film festival (www.festival.cannes.com).
15-22 - CHICAGO: Group of Eight (G8) summit (www.chicagog8.com).
20-21 - CHICAGO: NATO summit.
JUNE
----
8-July 1 - POLAND, UKRAINE: Euro 2012 football championships.
10, 17 - FRANCE: Legislative elections.
18-19 - LOS CABOS, Mexico: Group of 20 (G20) summit.
20-22 - RIO DE JANEIRO: World conference on sustainable development (www.earthsummit2012.org).
JULY
----
1 - EUROPEAN UNION: Cyprus takes over the bloc's presidency.
1 - MEXICO: Presidential election.
27-August 12 - LONDON: The 2012 Olympic Games.
AUGUST
------
27-30 - TAMPA BAY, US: The Republican convention will choose its candidate for the US presidential election.
SEPTEMBER
---------
8-9 - VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. (https://apec.org).
Late September - AFGHANISTAN: The planned withdrawal of 33,000 US surge troops, a third of the American contingent.
OCTOBER
-------
12-14 - TOKYO: The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
STOCKHOLM: Announcement of winners of the Nobel Prizes (www.nobelprize.org).
NOVEMBER
--------
6 - WASHINGTON: US presidential election.
