Editing 2023 (section)

=== April ===
* [[April 2]]
**The [[2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election]] results in a [[GERB—SDS]]–[[PP–DB]] coalition [[Denkov Government|government]] headed by [[Nikolai Denkov]] as [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|prime minister]], and ends [[2021–2023 Bulgarian political crisis|two years of political deadlock]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Ex-PM Borissov's GERB nudges ahead in Bulgarian election, partial results show |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ex-pm-borissovs-gerb-nudges-ahead-bulgarian-election-partial-results-2023-04-03/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403073826/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ex-pm-borissovs-gerb-nudges-ahead-bulgarian-election-partial-results-2023-04-03/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
**The [[2023 Montenegrin presidential election]] is held, with [[Jakov Milatović]] of the [[Europe Now!]] movement winning in the second round, becoming the first [[President of Montenegro|president]] not from the [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]] party since the introduction of a multi-party system in 1990.<ref>[https://rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html Jakov Milatović ubjedljivo pobijedio: Dobio 60,1 odsto glasova, Đukanović 39,9 %] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403063242/https://www.rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html |date=April 3, 2023 }}, RTCG, 2 April 2023</ref>
**The [[2023 Finnish parliamentary election]] is held, with the centre-right [[National Coalition Party|National Coalition]] led by [[Petteri Orpo]] receiving the most votes.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Karkkola |first=Minna |title=Näin Petteri Orpo laittaa hallitusneuvottelut käyntiin – Lähteekö viestejä SDP:lle tai PS:lle? |url=https://www.uusisuomi.fi/uutiset/nain-petteri-orpo-laittaa-hallitusneuvottelut-kayntiin-lahteeko-viesteja-sdplle-tai-pslle/d5fdecd9-d800-41b6-b61e-640322b60a77 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402211115/https://www.uusisuomi.fi/uutiset/nain-petteri-orpo-laittaa-hallitusneuvottelut-kayntiin-lahteeko-viesteja-sdplle-tai-pslle/d5fdecd9-d800-41b6-b61e-640322b60a77 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Uusi Suomi |date=April 2, 2023 |language=fi}}</ref>
**The [[2023 Andorran parliamentary election]] is held, with the ruling [[Democrats for Andorra]] led by Prime Minister [[Xavier Espot]] winning the majority of the seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://electionguide.org/elections/id/4032/?%27report_type=upcoming |title=IFES Election Guide &#124; Elections: Andorra General Council 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225191004/https://electionguide.org/elections/id/4032/?%27report_type=upcoming |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 4]] – [[Finland]] becomes the 31st member of [[NATO]], doubling the alliance's border with Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-04 |title=Nato's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043 |access-date=2023-04-04 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405214936/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 5]] – [[2023 Al-Aqsa clashes|Clashes]] between [[Palestinians]] and the [[Israel Police|Israeli police]] happen at [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/6/israeli-forces-attack-palestinians-in-al-aqsa-for-second-time |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517100218/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/6/israeli-forces-attack-palestinians-in-al-aqsa-for-second-time |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 10]] – [[2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks|Two document leaks]] from the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] detailing foreign military aid relating to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] are leaked onto the Internet.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-11 |title=What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal – 8 key takeaways |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501192054/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 11]] – [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]]: In the village of [[Pazigyi]], [[Pazigyi massacre|at least 165 people are killed]] by the [[Myanmar Air Force]] during the opening celebrations of a [[People's Defence Force (Myanmar)|People's Defence Force]] administration office.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=12 April 2023 |title=Myanmar's junta kills over 100 including women, children in a deadly airstrike on village: Report |language=en |work=India TV News |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/myanmar-junta-killed-over-more-than-100-including-women-children-live-updates-airstrike-village-kant-balu-sagaing-min-aung-hlaing-aung-san-suu-kyi-2023-04-12-862665 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412011424/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/myanmar-junta-killed-over-more-than-100-including-women-children-live-updates-airstrike-village-kant-balu-sagaing-min-aung-hlaing-aung-san-suu-kyi-2023-04-12-862665 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 14]] – [[Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer]] (JUICE) is launched by the [[European Space Agency]] (ESA) to search for life in the [[Moons of Jupiter|Jovian system]], with an expected arrival date of 2031.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2023 |title=Space mission to Jupiter's moons blasts off |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629234242/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 15]] 
** [[Nuclear power in Germany]] ends after 50 years, with the closure of the final power plants.<ref>[https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energie-atomkraft-konnte-die-versprechungen-nie-einloesen-deutschland-beendet-das-kernkraft-zeitalter/29085488.html Handelsblatt.com: „Atomkraft konnte die Versprechungen nie einlösen“ – Deutschland beendet das Kernkraft-Zeitalter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413204045/https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energie-atomkraft-konnte-die-versprechungen-nie-einloesen-deutschland-beendet-das-kernkraft-zeitalter/29085488.html |date=April 13, 2023 }} (german), April 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/atomausstieg-atomkraft-risiken-101.html Tagesschau.de: Nukleare Risiken bleiben] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413195638/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/atomausstieg-atomkraft-risiken-101.html |date=April 13, 2023 }} (german), April 2023</ref>
** [[2023 Sudan conflict|Fighting]] breaks out across [[Sudan]] between the [[Sudanese Armed Forces]] and the paramilitary [[Rapid Support Forces]]. The RSF captures [[Khartoum International Airport]], and the [[Presidential Palace, Khartoum|presidential palace]] in [[Khartoum]].<ref name="AtStakeRegion">{{Cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Adam |last2=Holmes |first2=Oliver |date=2023-04-25 |title=Sudan conflict: why is there fighting and what is at stake in the region? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/sudan-conflict-why-is-there-fighting-what-is-happening |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503000543/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/sudan-conflict-why-is-there-fighting-what-is-at-stake |archive-date=3 May 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[April 19]] – At least 90 people are killed and another 322 injured in a [[Sanaa stampede|crowd crush]] during a [[Ramadan]] charity event in [[Sanaa]], [[Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 April 2023 |title=Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78 |work=AP NEWS |url=https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa-ab3873de51fd74fc5f6f765a39a47d3d |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420000024/https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa-ab3873de51fd74fc5f6f765a39a47d3d |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 April 2023 |title='People sacrificed their lives for just 10 dollars': At least 78 killed in Yemen crowd surge |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/middleeast/yemen-sanaa-crowd-surge-intl/index.html |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421171602/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/middleeast/yemen-sanaa-crowd-surge-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  
* [[April 20]] – [[SpaceX Starship|SpaceX's Starship]] rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, [[SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test|launches for the first time]] in a test flight from Texas. It explodes four minutes after launch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Musk's SpaceX big rocket explodes on test flight |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420202244/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 21]] – The [[Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans]], representing a majority of the global Anglican population, reject the leadership of [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Justin Welby]] as the head of global [[Anglicanism]] over his support for [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gafcon Kigali communiqué in full |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.churchtimes.co.uk |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520042800/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[April 24]] – The [[2023 British Virgin Islands general election]] is held; with the ruling [[Virgin Islands Party]] remaining the largest party in the [[House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands|House of Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-25 |title=No clear winner following general election in British Virgin Islands |url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/no-clear-winner-following-general-election-in-british-virgin-islands/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=CNW Network |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720155650/https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/no-clear-winner-following-general-election-in-british-virgin-islands/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Natalio Wheatley]] is elected as [[Premier of the British Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Dr Wheatley sworn in as Premier! New cross-party gov't also installed |url=https://bvinews.com/just-in-dr-wheatley-sworn-in-as-premier-new-govt-also-installed/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=BVI News |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505233347/https://bvinews.com/just-in-dr-wheatley-sworn-in-as-premier-new-govt-also-installed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 25]] – A [[Shakahola Forest incident|mass cult suicide]] is uncovered in [[Shakahola forest]] in [[Kenya]]. 429 followers of the [[Good News International Ministries]] are found in shallow graves throughout the forest, with over 613 people missing.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=25 April 2023 |title=Kenya starvation cult death toll hits 90 as morgues fill up: 'Nothing prepares you for shallow mass graves of children' |language=en |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-starvation-cult-death-toll-rises-child-graves-shakahola-forest-massacre/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426035813/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-starvation-cult-death-toll-rises-child-graves-shakahola-forest-massacre/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 29]] – The [[2023 Niuean general election]] is held and incumbent [[Dalton Tagelagi]] is re-elected as [[Premier of Niue]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/489641/dalton-tagelagi-re-elected-premier-of-niue |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510191055/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/489641/dalton-tagelagi-re-elected-premier-of-niue |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 30]] 
** The [[2023 Paraguayan general election]] is held, with the [[Colorado Party (Paraguay)|Colorado Party]] candidate [[Santiago Peña]] being the [[President of Paraguay|president-elect of Paraguay]], winning in a plurality.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC Mundo|title=Elecciones en Paraguay: el oficialista Santiago Peña gana al opositor Efraín Alegre con una amplia ventaja y será el nuevo presidente|date=30 April 2023|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65445095|language=es|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501170035/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65445095|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The second round of the [[2023 French Polynesian legislative election]] is held; the [[Tāvini Huiraʻatira]] party wins a majority of seats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samoyeau |first=Antoine |title=La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée |url=https://www.tahiti-infos.com/La-nouvelle-composition-de-l-assemblee_a216883.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti |language=fr |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512141847/https://www.tahiti-infos.com/La-nouvelle-composition-de-l-assemblee_a216883.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Moetai Brotherson]], Tāvini Huiraʻatira's deputy leader, is elected [[President of French Polynesia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Segalard |first=Thibault |title=Moetai Brotherson élu à la tête du Pays |url=https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Moetai-Brotherson-elu-a-la-tete-du-Pays_a217120.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti |language=fr |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524151156/https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Moetai-Brotherson-elu-a-la-tete-du-Pays_a217120.html |url-status=live }}</ref>