Editing 2012 (section)

===April===
* [[April 6]] &ndash; The [[National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad]] unilaterally declares the independence of [[Azawad]] from [[Mali]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20120406-france-24-exclusive-tuareg-rebels-declare-independence-mlna-mali-ansar-dine-azawad|title=Tuareg rebels declare independence in north Mali|publisher=France 24|date=2012-04-06|access-date=2012-04-06|archive-date=April 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408061146/http://www.france24.com/en/20120406-france-24-exclusive-tuareg-rebels-declare-independence-mlna-mali-ansar-dine-azawad|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 11]]
** [[Kim Jong Un]] was elected [[First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea]], and his father, [[Kim Jong Il]], was given the appellation "[[Eternal leaders of North Korea|Eternal General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Takes More Top Posts |author=Chris Green |access-date=12 April 2012 |url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01700&num=9100 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415020037/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01700&num=9100 |archive-date=15 April 2012 |date=12 April 2012}}</ref>
** An [[2012 Indian Ocean earthquake|8.6 earthquake]] strikes Indonesia triggering a small tsunami that hits the coast of [[Aceh]].
* [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Mutiny|Mutinous]] soldiers in [[Guinea-Bissau]] stage a [[2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état|coup d'état]] and take control of the capital city, [[Bissau]]. They arrest interim President [[Raimundo Pereira]] and leading presidential candidate [[Carlos Gomes Júnior]] in the midst of a [[Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2012|presidential election]] campaign.<ref name="ap">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGdGd-oKyai6M1KEUxMzkKCkPAfQ?docId=8ed769267a0140e4974585dc57dcc99a |first1=Krista |last1=Larson |website=Google News |title=Guinea-Bissau prime minister arrested |agency=Associated Press |date=2012-04-13 |access-date=2012-05-06 |archive-date=April 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413175154/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGdGd-oKyai6M1KEUxMzkKCkPAfQ?docId=8ed769267a0140e4974585dc57dcc99a |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[April 13]] &ndash; [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3]], a [[North Korea]]n [[Earth observation satellite]], explodes shortly after launch. The United States and other countries had called the impending launch a violation of [[United Nations Security Council]] demands.<ref name="NK_satellite"/> The launch was planned to mark the centenary of the birth of [[Kim Il Sung]], the founder of the republic.<ref name="NK_satellite">{{cite news|last1=Choe|first1=Sang-hun |first2=Steven Lee |last2=Myers |title=North Korea Says It Will Launch Satellite Into Orbit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/world/asia/north-korea-satellite-launch-missile-test.html |url-access=subscription |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2012|date=March 16, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215161756/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/world/asia/north-korea-satellite-launch-missile-test.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 20]] &ndash; [[Bhoja Air Flight 213]] crashes near Rawalpindi, Pakistan, killing all 127 people on board.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-236A AP-BKC Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120420-0 |website=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127121313/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120420-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 25]] &ndash; Former [[Liberia]]n President [[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]] is found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17864387 | work=BBC | title=Taylor Sierra Leone war crimes verdiact welcomed | date=April 26, 2012 | access-date=May 1, 2012 | archive-date=April 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428194607/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17864387 | url-status=live }}</ref>