Event Country Date Description References First impeachment of Donald Trump 24 September 2019 – 5 February 2020 Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 6, of the U.S. Constitution, President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on 18 December 2019 by the United States House of Representatives. The United States Senate trial began on 16 January 2020 and ended on 5 February 2020, concluding with an acquittal on both charges. 2020 Salvadoran political crisis 9 February 2020During a political crisis, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sent forty soldiers of the Salvadoran Army into the Legislative Assembly building in an effort to coerce politicians to approve a loan request of $109 million from the United States for Bukele's security plan for the country. The event has been condemned by foreign governments, the political opposition, and human rights organizations and is considered the first major political crisis in the country since the conclusion of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1992 and has been referred to as a coup attempt. 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent events3 November 2020 – 13 February 2021The 59th United States presidential election was held on 3 November 2020. Democrat and former Vice-president Joe Biden defeated Republican and then-incumbent President Donald Trump, with the Electoral College formally declaring Biden the winner on 14 December 2020. Trump refused to concede, and filed lawsuits challenging the results in several states, though most of the legal challenges were either dismissed or dropped, with judges citing lack of evidence to suggest voter fraud occurred. Trump had also unsuccessfully attempted to undo the election results by forcing government officials to stop Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia from certifying Biden as the winner, and urging his supporters to "walk" to the United States Capitol to demand Trump be declared the winner of the election. This was one of the reasons for the decision of a group of his supporters to gather in Washington, D.C., on 6 January 2021 and break into the Capitol building during a Joint session of Congress. The January 6 United States Capitol attack disrupted Congress while certifying the election, forcing both chambers to undergo lockdown lasting for four hours. On the same day, Trump coerced then-incumbent Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results to which Pence refused. During the attack, Trump tweeted directly to his supporters falsely claiming Congress was attempting to assist in stealing the election. Twitter responded by suspending Trump's account permanently following Trump's tweet. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat all also suspended Trump from using their platforms worrying his posts may incite additional violence to the Capitol attacks. In relation to this, Trump was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives and became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. Meanwhile, Joe Biden was sworn in as the United States President on 20 January 2021. The Senate impeachment trial ended on 13 February 2021, one month after its start, resulting in Trump being found not guilty of inciting the attack on the Capitol. On August1, 2023, a grand jury indicted Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on four charges: conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstructing an official proceeding related to the certification of the election results on January 6, 2021, conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.8th Congress of the Communist Party 16–19 April 2021 At the 8th Congress of the Communist Party, Raúl Castro officially resigned as the First Secretary, the most powerful position in Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is officially named First Secretary of the Communist Party following the resignation of Raúl Castro. He is the first person not of the Castro family to hold the top position since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. 2021 Salvadoran political crisis 1 May 2021The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted to remove several judges from the Supreme Court and remove the Attorney General, both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of Nayib Bukele. 2021 Canadian federal election 20 September 2021 Incumbent prime minister Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, is re-elected in Canada's federal election, continuing as a minority government. Barbados's transition to a republic 30 November 2021Barbados became the newest republic in the world on 30 November 2021, its 55th Independence Day, when the already elected, previous Governor-General of Barbados, Sandra Mason, was sworn into office as the first president of the Caribbean country. This ended Queen Elizabeth II's 55-year tenure as monarch of an independent Barbados.2022 Colombian presidential election19 June 2022Former 19th of April Movement guerrilla fighter and incumbent Senator Gustavo Petro defeats businessman and former mayor of Bucaramanga, Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, in the second round of the presidential election and becomes the first left-wing President in Colombian history.2022 Brazilian general election3–30 October 2022Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeats the incumbent president of Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of the presidential election; he becomes the first elected to three terms and the oldest president in Brazilian history. 2024 Mexican general election 2 June 2024 Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party becomes the first woman to be elected president in Mexican history. 2024 Venezuelan presidential election and political crisis 28 July 2024 Presidential elections were held on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. The election was politically contentious, with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair, citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before, during, and after the election. Widely viewed as having won the election, former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia fled to asylum in Spain amid repression of dissent and a national and international political crisis that resulted when Venezuelan electoral authorities announced—without presenting any evidence—that Nicolás Maduro won. Maduro ran for a third consecutive term, while González represented the Unitary Platform (; PUD), the main opposition political alliance. In June 2023, the Venezuelan government had barred leading candidate María Corina Machado from participating. This move was regarded by the opposition as a violation of political human rights and was condemned by international bodies such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the European Union, and Human Rights Watch, as well as numerous countries. Academics, news outlets and the opposition provided "strong evidence" to suggest that González won the election by a wide margin with the opposition releasing copies of official tally sheets collected by poll watchers from a majority of polling centers showing a landslide victory for González. The government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) announced falsified results claiming a narrow Maduro victory on 29 July; vote tallies were not provided. The CNE's results were rejected by the Carter Center and by the OAS, and the United Nations declared that there was "no precedent in contemporary democratic elections" for announcing a winner without providing tabulated results. Analyses by media sources found the CNE results statistically improbable and lacking in credibility. Protests occurred across the country and internationally, as the Maduro administration initiated Operation Tun Tun, a crackdown on dissent. Some world leaders rejected the CNE's claimed results and recognized González as the election winner, while some other countries, including Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and Cuba recognized Maduro as the winner. Maduro did not cede power, and instead asked the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), composed of justices loyal to Maduro, to audit and approve the results. On 22 August 2024, as anticipated, the TSJ described the CNE's statement of Maduro winning the election as "validated". The supreme court ruling was rejected by the United States, the European Union and ten Latin American countries. An arrest warrant was issued on 2 September 2024 for González for the alleged crimes of "usurpation of functions, falsification of public documents, instigation to disobey the law, conspiracy and association." After seeking asylum in the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, González left for Spain on 7 September 2024. 2024 United States presidential election5 November 2024The 60th United States presidential election was held on 5 November 2024. Democrat and former Vice-president Joe Biden initially planned to run against Republican and former President Donald Trump, in a rematch of the 2020 United States presidential election. In the aftermath of a much-criticised debate performance against Trump in June 2024, and far behind Trump in the polls, Biden was pressured to drop out of the race. Vice-president Kamala Harris took his place as the Democratic nominee, bypassing the usual primary process. Polling narrowed in the months leading up to election day, with the race too close to call across swing states and the country at large. Trump emerged the clear winner on election night, winning the popular vote and a clear majority of electoral college votes. Harris refused to concede on election night after it had become clear Trump had won the electoral college and popular vote. However, the following day, she conceded and acknowledged that Trump had won the election. This was the second of two elections won by Trump, the first being in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, preceding his defeat by Biden in 2020. Trump became the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to non-consecutive terms.Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter 29 December 202439th president of the United States, At the age of 100 years and 89 days. Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president in history and the first president to reach the age of 100.2024–2025 Canadian political crisis16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025A political crisis emerged in Canada after Chrystia Freeland, the minister of finance and deputy prime minister, resigned from Cabinet on 16 December 2024. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, announces resignation. Although no specific reason was given for the resignation, it was widely interpreted as a response to the loss of confidence of his own Liberal Party, low public approval ratings, and growing polls for the Conservatives leading to the federal election. Many MP's cited concerns about reckless spending and an inadequate response on Trudeau's part to the threat of the annexation of Canada to the United States and economic pressures proposed by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.
Event Country Date Description References First impeachment of Donald Trump 24 September 2019 – 5 February 2020 Under Article I Section 3 Clause 6 of the US Constitution President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on 18 December 2019 by the United States House of Representatives The United States Senate trial began on 16 January 2020 and ended on 5 February 2020 concluding with an acquittal on both charges 2020 Salvadoran political crisis 9 February 2020During a political crisis Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sent forty soldiers of the Salvadoran Army into the Legislative Assembly building in an effort to coerce politicians to approve a loan request of $109 million from the United States for Bukele's security plan for the country The event has been condemned by foreign governments the political opposition and human rights organizations and is considered the first major political crisis in the country since the conclusion of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1992 and has been referred to as a coup attempt 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent events3 November 2020 – 13 February 2021The 59th United States presidential election was held on 3 November 2020 Democrat and former Vice-president Joe Biden defeated Republican and then-incumbent President Donald Trump with the Electoral College formally declaring Biden the winner on 14 December 2020 Trump refused to concede and filed lawsuits challenging the results in several states though most of the legal challenges were either dismissed or dropped with judges citing lack of evidence to suggest voter fraud occurred Trump had also unsuccessfully attempted to undo the election results by forcing government officials to stop Pennsylvania Nevada Arizona Wisconsin Michigan and Georgia from certifying Biden as the winner and urging his supporters to "walk" to the United States Capitol to demand Trump be declared the winner of the election This was one of the reasons for the decision of a group of his supporters to gather in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 and break into the Capitol building during a Joint session of Congress The January 6 United States Capitol attack disrupted Congress while certifying the election forcing both chambers to undergo lockdown lasting for four hours On the same day Trump coerced then-incumbent Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results to which Pence refused During the attack Trump tweeted directly to his supporters falsely claiming Congress was attempting to assist in stealing the election Twitter responded by suspending Trump's account permanently following Trump's tweet Facebook Instagram YouTube and Snapchat all also suspended Trump from using their platforms worrying his posts may incite additional violence to the Capitol attacks In relation to this Trump was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives and became the first US president to be impeached twice Meanwhile Joe Biden was sworn in as the United States President on 20 January 2021 The Senate impeachment trial ended on 13 February 2021 one month after its start resulting in Trump being found not guilty of inciting the attack on the Capitol On August1 2023 a grand jury indicted Trump in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on four charges conspiracy to defraud the United States obstructing an official proceeding related to the certification of the election results on January 6 2021 conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights8th Congress of the Communist Party 16–19 April 2021 At the 8th Congress of the Communist Party Raúl Castro officially resigned as the First Secretary the most powerful position in Cuba Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is officially named First Secretary of the Communist Party following the resignation of Raúl Castro He is the first person not of the Castro family to hold the top position since the 1959 Cuban Revolution 2021 Salvadoran political crisis 1 May 2021The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted to remove several judges from the Supreme Court and remove the Attorney General both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of Nayib Bukele 2021 Canadian federal election 20 September 2021 Incumbent prime minister Justin Trudeau leader of the Liberal Party is re-elected in Canada's federal election continuing as a minority government Barbados's transition to a republic 30 November 2021Barbados became the newest republic in the world on 30 November 2021 its 55th Independence Day when the already elected previous Governor-General of Barbados Sandra Mason was sworn into office as the first president of the Caribbean country This ended Queen Elizabeth II's 55-year tenure as monarch of an independent Barbados2022 Colombian presidential election19 June 2022Former 19th of April Movement guerrilla fighter and incumbent Senator Gustavo Petro defeats businessman and former mayor of Bucaramanga Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round of the presidential election and becomes the first left-wing President in Colombian history2022 Brazilian general election3–30 October 2022Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeats the incumbent president of Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of the presidential election; he becomes the first elected to three terms and the oldest president in Brazilian history 2024 Mexican general election 2 June 2024 Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party becomes the first woman to be elected president in Mexican history 2024 Venezuelan presidential election and political crisis 28 July 2024 Presidential elections were held on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025 The election was politically contentious with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before during and after the election Widely viewed as having won the election former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia fled to asylum in Spain amid repression of dissent and a national and international political crisis that resulted when Venezuelan electoral authorities announced—without presenting any evidence—that Nicolás Maduro won Maduro ran for a third consecutive term while González represented the Unitary Platform (; PUD) the main opposition political alliance In June 2023 the Venezuelan government had barred leading candidate María Corina Machado from participating This move was regarded by the opposition as a violation of political human rights and was condemned by international bodies such as the Organization of American States (OAS) the European Union and Human Rights Watch as well as numerous countries Academics news outlets and the opposition provided "strong evidence" to suggest that González won the election by a wide margin with the opposition releasing copies of official tally sheets collected by poll watchers from a majority of polling centers showing a landslide victory for González The government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) announced falsified results claiming a narrow Maduro victory on 29 July; vote tallies were not provided The CNE's results were rejected by the Carter Center and by the OAS and the United Nations declared that there was "no precedent in contemporary democratic elections" for announcing a winner without providing tabulated results Analyses by media sources found the CNE results statistically improbable and lacking in credibility Protests occurred across the country and internationally as the Maduro administration initiated Operation Tun Tun a crackdown on dissent Some world leaders rejected the CNE's claimed results and recognized González as the election winner while some other countries including Russia China Iran North Korea and Cuba recognized Maduro as the winner Maduro did not cede power and instead asked the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) composed of justices loyal to Maduro to audit and approve the results On 22 August 2024 as anticipated the TSJ described the CNE's statement of Maduro winning the election as "validated" The supreme court ruling was rejected by the United States the European Union and ten Latin American countries An arrest warrant was issued on 2 September 2024 for González for the alleged crimes of "usurpation of functions falsification of public documents instigation to disobey the law conspiracy and association" After seeking asylum in the Spanish Embassy in Caracas González left for Spain on 7 September 2024 2024 United States presidential election5 November 2024The 60th United States presidential election was held on 5 November 2024 Democrat and former Vice-president Joe Biden initially planned to run against Republican and former President Donald Trump in a rematch of the 2020 United States presidential election In the aftermath of a much-criticised debate performance against Trump in June 2024 and far behind Trump in the polls Biden was pressured to drop out of the race Vice-president Kamala Harris took his place as the Democratic nominee bypassing the usual primary process Polling narrowed in the months leading up to election day with the race too close to call across swing states and the country at large Trump emerged the clear winner on election night winning the popular vote and a clear majority of electoral college votes Harris refused to concede on election night after it had become clear Trump had won the electoral college and popular vote However the following day she conceded and acknowledged that Trump had won the election This was the second of two elections won by Trump the first being in 2016 against Hillary Clinton preceding his defeat by Biden in 2020 Trump became the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to be elected to non-consecutive termsDeath and state funeral of Jimmy Carter 29 December 202439th president of the United States At the age of 100 years and 89 days Carter was the longest-lived US president in history and the first president to reach the age of 1002024–2025 Canadian political crisis16 December 2024 – 6 January 2025A political crisis emerged in Canada after Chrystia Freeland the minister of finance and deputy prime minister resigned from Cabinet on 16 December 2024 Justin Trudeau the Prime Minister of Canada announces resignation Although no specific reason was given for the resignation it was widely interpreted as a response to the loss of confidence of his own Liberal Party low public approval ratings and growing polls for the Conservatives leading to the federal election Many MP's cited concerns about reckless spending and an inadequate response on Trudeau's part to the threat of the annexation of Canada to the United States and economic pressures proposed by incoming US president Donald Trump