Dec 9 in history: South Korean President impeached, student protests in China, and more

 | Updated: Dec 09, 2021, 08:32 AM IST

Here is what happened in the history today 

1905

Law separating church and state is passed in France

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1935

Student protests in China's Tiananmen Square against Japanese aggression

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1979

Smallpox virus is declared eradicated by WHO

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1998

UN General Assembly declares anti-Semitism a form of racism

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2016

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is impeached by National Assembly

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