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Friday, March 12. 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Following the terrorist attacks in Madrid the previous day, millions of protesters against terrorism take to the streets of Spanish cities.

Two suicide bombers kill 11 Israeli civilians in Ashdod, Israel.

Russian presidential election, 2004: Vladimir Putin easily wins a second term.

Spanish legislative election, 2004: The incumbent government led by José María Aznar is defeated by the Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.