October 2006 5161192 223298923 2008-07-03T13:25:55Z Redaktor 1932348 yi; '''October 2006''' was a month that began on a Sunday. The month was marked by a [[2006 North Korean nuclear test|nuclear test]] by [[North Korea]] that prompted that passing of [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718|Resolution 1718]] by the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]]. Also at the United Nations, [[Ban Ki-moon]] was elected to succeed [[Kofi Annan]] as the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|secretary-general]] and [[Belgium]], [[Indonesia]], [[Italy]] and [[South Africa]] were elected to two-year terms on the Security Council; the four nations and Ban Ki-moon began their tenures in [[January 2007]]. A fifth temporary on the Security Council was still up for grabs at the end of the month. The [[Nobel Prize]]s for the year were awarded, with [[Muhammad Yunus]] and the [[Grameen Bank]] receiving the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]. [[Lesotho]] adopted a [[Flag of Lesotho|new flag]], Several national elections took place around the world during October 2006 and a [[Mark Foley scandal|scandal]] involving former [[United States]] [[United States Congress|Congressman]] [[Mark Foley]] was at the forefront just ahead of November [[United States general elections, 2006|elections in the United States]]. [[Microsoft]] Corporation released version 7 of its [[Internet Explorer]] [[internet]] [[web browser|browser]] [[software]]. The following events also occurred during the month: {| style="background-color:transparent" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |valigh="top"| {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 1}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 2}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 3}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 4}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 5}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 6}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 7}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 8}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 9}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 10}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 11}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 12}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 13}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 14}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 15}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 16}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 17}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 18}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 19}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 20}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 21}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 22}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 23}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 24}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 25}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 26}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 27}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 28}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 29}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 30}} {{Portal:Current events/2006 October 31}} |valign="top" style="width:250px"| {{Portal:Current events/October 2006/Calendar}} {{Portal:Current events/October 2006/Sidebar}} |} {{Portal:Current events/Events by month}} [[Category:2006|*2006-10]] [[Category:October|2006]] [[ar:أكتوبر 2006]] [[bn:অক্টোবর ২০০৬]] [[zh-min-nan:2006 nî 10 goe̍h]] [[cs:Říjen 2006]] [[de:Oktober 2006]] [[et:Oktoober 2006]] [[el:Γεγονότα Οκτωβρίου 2006]] [[es:Octubre de 2006]] [[eo:Oktobro de 2006]] [[fr:Octobre 2006]] [[ko:2006년 10월]] [[id:Oktober 2006]] [[nl:Oktober 2006]] [[ja:最近の出来事 2006年10月]] [[pl:Październik 2006]] [[ro:Octombrie 2006]] [[ru:Октябрь 2006]] [[sk:Október 2006]] [[sv:Oktober 2006]] [[tl:Oktubre 2006]] [[th:ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2549]] [[vi:Tháng 10 năm 2006]] [[fiu-vro:Rehekuu 2006]] [[yi:אקטאבער 2006]] [[zh-yue:2006年10月]] [[zh:2006年10月]]