Editing 2016 (section)

=== May ===
* [[May 2]] – [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] are officially confirmed [[Premier League|Premier League Champions]] against 5000-1 odds at the start of the season. 
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo Duterte]] is elected the [[President of the Philippines]].
* [[May 10]]–[[May 14|14]] &ndash; The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016]] is held in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], and is won by [[Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ukrainian]] entrant [[Jamala]] with the song "[[1944 (song)|1944]]".
* [[May 19]] &ndash; [[EgyptAir Flight 804]] crashes into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] en route from [[Paris]] to [[Cairo]], killing all 66 people on board.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36309492 |title=EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed - Hollande |website=BBC News |date=2016-05-19 |access-date=2016-05-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519041055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36309492 |archive-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] &ndash; [[Tsai Ing-wen]] is sworn in as the President of the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Taiwan gets first female President as DPP sweeps election |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116134410/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[May 28]] &ndash; [[Real Madrid]] wins The [[UEFA Champions League]] against [[Atlético de Madrid]] by penalties 5-3 in [[San Siro]] in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]
* [[May 29]] &ndash; The [[100th Indianapolis 500]] is held and is won by rookie [[Alexander Rossi]].
* [[May 30]] &ndash; Former [[List of heads of state of Chad|Chadian President]] [[Hissène Habré]] is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his tenure from [[1982]] to [[1990]], the first time an [[African Union]]-backed court has convicted a former ruler of a country within its jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/30/chad-hissene-habre-guilty-crimes-against-humanity-senegal|title=Chad's Hissène Habré found guilty of crimes against humanity|last=Maclean|first=Ruth|date=2016-05-30|website=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-05-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531113908/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/30/chad-hissene-habre-guilty-crimes-against-humanity-senegal|archive-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>