International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
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| 2020 Date | April 26, 2020 |
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| 2021 Date | April 26, 2021 |
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 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day HistoryInternational Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day remembers the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl in 1986. The explosion released radiation over many parts of the Soviet Union. According to the United Nations, over 8 million people were exposed to de radioactive substances. On December 8th of 2016, the United Nations General Assembly approved April 26th as International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day - References and Related Siteswww.un.org: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | ||