Editing 2012 (section)

===June===
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Dana Air Flight 0992]], on a flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria, suffered a dual-engine failure during its approach to Lagos where it crashed onto buildings, killing all 153 people on board and six on the ground.
* [[June 5]]&ndash;[[June 6|6]] &ndash; The [[Transit of Venus, 2012|century's second and last]] solar [[transit of Venus]] occurs. The next pair are predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html|title=NASA Transit of Venus|author=[[NASA]]|access-date=January 23, 2012|archive-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606063537/http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 6]] &ndash; [[2012 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak]] first identified.
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Morley, Western Australia|Morley]] and [[Dianella, Western Australia|Dianella]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia, have a once in a decade tornado.
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[UEFA Euro 2012]], hosted by [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]], begins in [[Warsaw]], with a match between [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]], which ends 1-1.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[June 2012 Greek legislative election|Snap legislative elections]] are held in [[Greece]], following failure to form a government, to elect all 300 members of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] and the [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] party, led by [[Antonis Samaras]], comes out as the largest party winning 129 out of 300 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/v2012b/public/index.html?lang=en#%7B%22cls%22:%22main%22,%22params%22:%7B%7D%7D |title=Parliamentary Elections June 2012 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926132030/http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/v2012b/public/index.html?lang=en#%7B%22cls%22:%22main%22,%22params%22:%7B%7D%7D |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-18 |title=Greek pro-bailout parties secure ruling majority |website=[[Reuters]] |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/17/us-greece-election-idUSBRE85F05320120617 |access-date=2022-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618035004/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/17/us-greece-election-idUSBRE85F05320120617 |archive-date=June 18, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[June 18]] &ndash; ''[[Shenzhou 9]]'', a Chinese [[spacecraft]] carrying three Chinese astronauts, including the first-ever female, docks manually with [[Space station|orbiting module]] [[Tiangong-1]], making this the third country, after the United States and Russia, successfully to perform the mission.<ref name="China’s Shenzhou-9 successfully docks with Tiangong-1">{{cite web|last1=Barbosa|first1=Rui|title=China's Shenzhou-9 successfully docks with Tiangong-1|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/06/chinas-shenzhou-9-successfully-docks-with-tiangong-1/|website=NASASpaceflight.com|date=June 18, 2012|access-date=April 29, 2015|ref=China’s Shenzhou-9 successfully docks with Tiangong-1|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812054211/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/06/chinas-shenzhou-9-successfully-docks-with-tiangong-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 21]] &ndash; The [[Congress of Paraguay]] approves the impeachment of president [[Fernando Lugo]].
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Fernando Lugo]] is removed from power. Vice President [[Federico Franco]] becomes the new president of Paraguay.
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Lonesome George]], the last known individual of the [[Pinta Island tortoise]] subspecies, dies in [[Galápagos National Park]], thus making the subspecies [[Extinction|extinct]].<ref name="Lonesome George's Death">{{cite news|title=Famed Galapagos tortoise dies|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2012-06-24/tortiose-species-extinct/55798794/1|work=USA Today|date=June 24, 2012|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706133544/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2012-06-24/tortiose-species-extinct/55798794/1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] &ndash; [[Mohamed Morsi]], a member of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], is elected 5th President of [[Egypt]], the first elected democratically by the Egyptian people, sparking mixed reactions and protests throughout the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/world/middleeast/mohamed-morsi-of-muslim-brotherhood-declared-as-egypts-president.html|title=Mohamed Morsi of Muslim Brotherhood Declared as Egypt's President|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 24, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2018|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=David D.|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215182708/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/world/middleeast/mohamed-morsi-of-muslim-brotherhood-declared-as-egypts-president.html|url-status=live}}</ref>