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Yves Debay
2013Jan, 17

Yves Debay

Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
Yves Debay (24 December 1954 – 17 January 2013), a veteran French-Belgian war correspondent, founded and reported for French-language magazines Raids and later Assaut (Translation: Assault), which is published out of Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France. He was the first Belgian journalist to be killed in Syria.

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  • 22Mar

    My Chemical Romance

    The band My Chemical Romance breaks up after 12 years.
  • 8Apr

    Syrian Civil War

    The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham
  • 3Jun

    Chelsea Manning

    The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
  • 30Jun

    2013 Egyptian coup d'état

    Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
  • 21Nov

    Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement

    The first of to become massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement.