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On April 6, 2012, azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali. The year's #1 song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Artem Kotenko, Princess Athena of Denmark, Blue Ivy Carter would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 6, 2012
Azawad,, officially known as the Independent State of Azawad, was a short-lived unrecognised state lasting from 2012–2013. The Azawadian declaration of independence was declared unilaterally by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in 2012, after a Tuareg rebellion drove the Malian Armed Forces from the region.
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2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
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Tuareg name for a territory in northern Mali
Azawad,, officially known as the Independent State of Azawad, was a short-lived unrecognised state lasting from 2012–2013. The Azawadian declaration of independence was declared unilaterally by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in 2012, after a Tuareg rebellion drove the Malian Armed Forces from the region.
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