1 October 2005 (Saturday)
- João Bernardo Vieira becomes the new President of Guinea-Bissau; he faces a massive cholera epidemic and fears of continuing political instability in the country.
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Famous quotes containing the word october:
“Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)