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Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected.

The Yangtze River Dolphin is declared functionally extinct, the first extinction of a large mammal species in recent decades.

Astronauts on mission STS-116 (pictured) successfully attach the P5 truss segment to the International Space Station, but fail to completely retract a solar array as planned.

Former President of Ethiopia Mengistu Haile Mariam is convicted in absentia of genocide by an Ethiopian court for his part in the so-called "Red Terror".

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-{{*mp|December 18}}[[Palestinian National Authority]] [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] calls for '''[[Palestinian general election, 2007|new general elections]]''' amid '''[[Palestinian civil skirmishes (December 2006)|clashes]]''' between supporters of the [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] [[political party|parties]].
+{{*mp|December 18}}[[Palestinian National Authority]] [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] calls for [[Palestinian general election, 2007|new general elections]] amid '''[[Palestinian civil skirmishes (December 2006)|clashes]]''' between supporters of the [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] [[political party|parties]].
 {{*mp|December 15}} [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], the [[List of rulers of Bhutan|King]] of [[Bhutan]], abdicates in favour of his son '''[[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]]''' a year earlier than expected.
 {{*mp|December 15}} The '''[[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]]''' conclude with a closing ceremony at [[Khalifa International Stadium]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].