Barack Obama elected as United States’ first black president
Americans placed their faith in Barack Obama, turning their backs on a past of slavery and segregation and electing the first African-American to the US presidency.
2008 C.E.
Nepal abolishes its monarchy and declares itself a federal republic
Following the declaration of the federal republic, an election was held for the Constituent Assembly that would draft a new constitution.
12 nations sign the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty
The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty officially established the Union of South American Nations, an intergovernmental continental union of twelve South American nations.