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Dec 21 – key dates

On December 21, 1965, the United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In 2017, Presidential Decree No. 8 'On the Development of the Digital Economy' was issued, declaring the digital economy a priority direction for the country's development. In 2020, the planetary orbits of Jupiter and Saturn aligned precisely for the first time in nearly 800 years, marked in astronomical calendars as a rare event. These dates are noted as part of the 'METADATA' section.

Summary:

December 21, 1965 – UN Convention on Racial Discrimination; 2017 – Decree No. 8 on the digital economy; 2020 – Jupiter and Saturn conjunction.