2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals
The 2002 end-of-year tests featured one of the biggest results in rugby union history, as South Africa suffered their heaviest ever defeat, losing 53-3 to England on 23 November. This result saw England record back-to-back wins against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in consecutive weeks - the only occasion in rugby history that any nation has achieved this feat.


2002 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
3–14 January: U.S. aircraft bombed a suspected Taliban complex in eastern Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
Friday, January 4: Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman of San Antonio, Texas, was killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first U.S. soldier to die by hostile fire. A CIA operative was also wounded.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
Wednesday, January 9: Seven U.S. Marines were killed when their plane hit a mountain while landing in Pakistan. In the first three months of the campaign, 15 U.S. personnel died.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
Thursday, January 10: U.S. forces engaged in a firefight with unknown forces as a transport plane took off in Kandahar.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
January 24, the Hazar Qadam raid  Americans accidentally attacked an allied compound collecting weapons for their Karzai government.


2002 in Afghanistan, January
Sunday, January 27: U.S. Special forces backed a local Afghan militia attack which killed 6 Al-Qaeda personnel held up in a hospital in Kandahar.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Friday, February 1: Snow at Kabul International Airport forced the plane of Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai to land in Bagram, as he returned after a week-long trip abroad that took him to the United States and the United Kingdom.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Saturday, February 2: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai established a special committee to investigate factional violence threatening the stability of Afghanistan. The nine-member commission, headed by Border Affairs Minister Amanullah Zadran, flew by helicopter immediately to the eastern city of Gardez where violence had erupted days before.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Sunday, February 3: In Gardez, Afghanistan, Afghan and United Nations mediators, joined by U.S. officials, extracted a conditional cease-fire agreement from Bacha Khan and Padshah Khan.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Monday, February 4: Yacine Akhnouche and two others were arrested near Paris. Arknouche told police he had met suspected shoe bomber Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui at a training camp in Afghanistan in 2000.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Tuesday, February 5: Calling on his countrymen to "take each other's hands" to rebuild the nation,  interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai raised Afghanistan's new flag over the presidential palace. The flag had been originally approved by the 1964 constitution as Afghanistan's national emblem but had not flown over government offices in Kabul since the Taliban took over in the early 1990s. The ceremony, which lasted about 15 minutes, was attended by cabinet ministers, diplomats and former president Burhanuddin Rabbani.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Wednesday, February 6: In attempts to bring peace between feuding warlords, Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai visited Herat.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Thursday, February 7: U.S. President George W. Bush decided that the 1949 Geneva Conventions would apply to captured Taliban fighters taken from Afghanistan to a US military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, but not to al-Qaeda members there.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Friday, February 8: Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai agreed to cooperate on a proposed Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline project to transport natural gas from Central Asia to Pakistan via Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Saturday, February 9: Hamid Karzai, head of the Afghan interim government, appointed Maulvi Zia-ul-haq Haqyar and Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi as the new governors of Baghlan and Takhar provinces in northern Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Sunday, February 10: Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai released more than 300 captured Taliban soldier. Karzai said they were innocent and urged them to find jobs.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Monday, February 11: Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai met with  United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The UAE announced it allocated $6 million for Afghan humanitarian relief, setting up refugee camps on the Pakistan-Afghan border near the Pakistan town of Chaman. Karzai reopened the Afghan embassy.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Tuesday, February 12: Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai warned warlords to remove their check posts and chains on roads.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Wednesday, February 13: The United States Congress stepped in to find nearly $300m in humanitarian and reconstruction funds for Afghanistan after the Bush administration failed to request any money in the latest budget.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Thursday, February 14: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai visited Jalalabad to attend a function being held there in memory of former mujahedin commander Abdul Haq. Haq was brother of the Jalalabad governor, Haji Abdul Qadir.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Friday, February 15: Fighting broke out at a goodwill soccer game between an Afghan national team and international peacekeepers. Guards beat back overflowing crowds trying to enter the stadium. Play went on anyway despite the clash, and the international team won the game three to one. Afghanistan's former Taliban government had used the Kabul stadium for public executions and other harsh punishment to enforce its fundamentalist version of Islamic rules.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Saturday, February 16: The first attack on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)  soldiers since their initial deployment in Afghanistan on December 22, 2001, occurred when a post in Kabul came under attack before dawn. Soldiers of the 2nd Parachute Battalion returned fire, and the gunmen fled in a car. Later, a car at a nearby house was discovered riddled with bullets. One man was found dead and five hurt.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Tuesday, February 19: The Pentagon ordered two U.S. bombing raids against Afghan militias opposed to the new administration led by Hamid Karzai. This marked a turn in strategy. Previously, all U.S. military operation had focused strictly on Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Saturday, February 23: Two rockets are fired at the U.S. base in Kandahar, but  don't inflict any damage.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Sunday, February 24: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai arrived in Tehran, Iran to meet with reformist President Mohammad Khatami and his government and to exchange views on regional issues, including the future of Afghan refugees. Iran pledged $560 million to Afghan reconstruction over five years. The meetings take place despite U.S. accusations of Iran's inclusion in U.S. President George W. Bush's "axis of evil". Traveling with Karzai were  Afghan Ministers of Foreign Affairs Abdullah, Immigration Affairs Enayatullah Nazari, Commerce Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Transport Sultan Hamid Sultan, Information and Culture Rahim Makhdoom, Agriculture Sayed Hussein Anwari, and Rural Development Abdul Malik Anwar.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Monday, February 25: The first units of a new Afghan army started training in Kabul. The U.S. was assisting in the creation of the army.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Tuesday, February 26: Accompanied by a strong 36-member delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Abdullah, Afghanistan interim head Hamid Karzai arrived in New Delhi, India to discuss efforts underway for rehabilitation and reconstruction.


2002 in Afghanistan, February
Wednesday, February 27: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai attended a special ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India. He also had visits with Indian President Kocheril Raman Narayanan and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vice President Krishan Kant, and Leader of Opposition Sonia Gandhi.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Saturday, March 2: In an incident of friendly fire, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Stanley Harriman, of the Third Special Forces Group, and two Afghans were killed by a U.S. AC-130 gunship that mistook their convoy for enemies. They had been moving into position for Operation Anaconda. Three U.S. and 14 Afghan troops were wounded in the attack. It was originally reported that they were ambushed.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Sunday, March 3: Seven U.S. soldiers are killed when their helicopter is shot down during Operation Anaconda


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Wednesday, March 6: A blast killed two German and three Danish soldiers as they defused a Soviet-made SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles near the airport in Kabul. Eight people were wounded.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Saturday, March 9: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) jointly celebrated International Women's Day in Kabul. Attending the event were over 130 ARCS staff members and volunteers, representatives of the Afghan government and of local and foreign non-government organizations. Tribute was paid to the women who had played a crucial role in helping children survive.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Monday, March 11: Through his deputy, Qutbuddin Hilal, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar pledged support for Hamid Karzai. Hekmatyar also supported the return of the king.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Wednesday, March 20: A Special forces soldier is wounded during a firefight near Khost.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Thursday, March 21: UNICEF completed a "Back to school" project, providing thousands of basic packs for the schools, students and teachers in Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Wednesday, March 27: A U.S. soldier is killed by a mine outside of Kandahar.


2002 in Afghanistan, March
Thursday, March 28: The U.N. Security Council voted to create a U.N. assistance mission in Afghanistan for one year.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Tuesday, April 2: In Kabul, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf met with Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai, in the first visit by a Pakistani leader in more than 30 years. The two planned to mend relations and work together to promote stability in Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Wednesday, April 3: A tripartite accord regarding repatriation of refugees was signed in Geneva by Iran, Afghanistan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Saturday, April 6: Three Danish and two German explosives experts were killed while defusing Soviet-built SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles near Kabul's airport. Eight others were injured. In November 2002, a Danish-German report would conclude that the explosives experts did not follow safety regulations while disarming two of the missiles. By March 2003 two Danish officers would face preliminary charges of negligence.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Tuesday, April 9: A joint program between UNHCR and Iran encouraging repatriation of Afghan refugees went into effect. (see details of the UNHCR Afghan repatriation programs)


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Saturday, April 13: A U.S.-Afghan patrol comes under attack by 20 militants, air support is called in which killed five of them.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Sunday, April 14: A U.S. airbase is attacked by two RPGS.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Monday, April 15: Operation Mountain Lion began in the Gardez and Khost regions.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Wednesday, April 17: Two U.S. pilots, Majors Harry Schmidt and William Umbach, returning from a 10-hour patrol, at more than 15,000 feet, spotted surface-to-air fire and feared it was from Taliban forces. Thinking Umbach was under attack, Schmidt asked flight control permission to fire his 20 mm cannons, to which flight control replied "hold fire." Four seconds later, Schmidt said he was "rolling in, in self defense." He dropped a laser-guided bomb 35 seconds after that, wounding eight and killing Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pvt. Richard Green and Pvt.


2002 in Afghanistan, April
Nathan Smith, members of the 3rd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The troops were at Tarnak Farms, a former al-Qaeda training area near Kandahar that allied forces had begun using as a practice range. The Canadians were firing anti-tank and machine-gun rounds horizontally, not vertically in a way that would have threatened the two F-16s.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
May 2002: Combined Joint Task Force 180 becomes the most senior U.S. military headquarters in the country.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, A U.S. Green Beret was wounded near Bagram.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Sunday, May 19: A U.S. Special forces soldier is killed in a firefight near Skhin, Paktia province.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Monday, May 20: Japan extended its logistics support for the U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign in and around Afghanistan for another six months.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Wednesday, May 22: U.S. planes bomb a group of suspected militants near the Pakistani border.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Thursday, May 30: Two C-130 Hercules used to airlift food to Ghor Province in central Afghanistan during the winter returned to their African base. They had flown back and forth between Herat or Mashad, Iran and Ghor almost every day for five months, distributing 6,400 metric tons of food and seeds to more than 460,000 Afghans.


2002 in Afghanistan, May
Friday, May 31: In an incident of friendly fire, U.S. troops killed three of their Afghan allies during a firefight.


2002 in Afghanistan, June
Sunday June 1: U.S. troops kill a suspected enemy fighter near Lwara.


2002 in Afghanistan, June
Tuesday, June 18: An unidentified group launches rockets within Kabul, and several rockets land in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy.


2002 in Afghanistan, June
Monday, June 24: U.S. forces fire mortars and call in close air support after coming under rocket fire near Jalalabad.


2002 in Afghanistan, June
Sunday, June 30: Two RPGs are fired at the U.S. airbase near Kandahar.


2002 in Afghanistan, July
Monday, July 1: In central Uruzgan province, a U.S. B-52 struck suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban cave and bunker complexes, while an AC-130 gunship strafed several villages. U.S. officials said they believed the villages were legitimate targets, but Afghan authorities said that 48 civilians were killed and 117 were injured at a wedding party. The United States said a plane had come under attack from people on the ground, although no anti-aircraft weapons were found.


2002 in Afghanistan, July
Sunday, July 2: A U.S. soldier is slightly wounded after a U.S. convoy came under fire near a hospital in Kandahar.


2002 in Afghanistan, July
Thursday, July 12: A U.S. compound in Tarin Kowt comes under small arms fire but no casualties are reported.


2002 in Afghanistan, July
Saturday, July 27: US soldiers surrounded a compound near Khost and a firefight took place. Randy Watt led a group of the US soldiers to search the compound, in the belief that everybody had been killed. Two people had survived however, Omar Khadr and an unidentified man, one of whom threw a grenade killing Christopher J. Speer.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Monday, August 5: U.S. Special forces kill two people after coming under fire near Asadabad.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Tuesday, August 6: U.S. troops kill four people in a car after a passenger with a gun attempted to open fire on them.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Wednesday, August 7: At least 15 people were killed when suspected al-Qaeda gunmen attacked an army base in the southern outskirts of Kabul.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Friday, August 9: A powerful car bomb exploded at a construction company's warehouse in Jalalabad, killing 25 people and injuring 80 others.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Sunday, August 18: Two U.S. Special forces soldiers are wounded by gunfire in Uruzgan Province.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
August 18–26: During Operation Mountain Sweep, 2,000 U.S. and Afghan troops detain 10 suspects, they come under fire twice but sustain no casualties. the force of  U.S. Army Rangers and other coalition special forces, accompanied by members of the 82nd airborne division mounted five air assaults on the area surrounding the villages of Dormat and Narizah. The force found an anti aircraft gun, two 82mm mortars, recoilless rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers, machine guns, small arms and ammunition for all of them.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Friday, August 23: The Czech Defense Ministry announced that some of the Czech troops currently stationed in Kuwait will be deployed in Afghanistan at the request of allies.


2002 in Afghanistan, August
Wednesday, August 28: U.S. Special forces kill an armed man who displayed "hostile intent" near Lwara.


2002 in Afghanistan, September
Thursday, September 5: A car bomb was detonated in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, killing more than 30 Afghans.


2002 in Afghanistan, September
Wednesday, September 11: U.S. troops in Bagram wound a gunman who opened fire on a guard tower.


2002 in Afghanistan, September
September 15: Two U.S. soldiers are injured by an explosive device in eastern Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, September
Friday, September 20: A U.S. base in Lwara comes under attack by rockets and small arms fire. U.S. forces respond with small arms and mortar fire, and called in airstrikes.


2002 in Afghanistan, September
September 28: A U.S. soldier is grazed by a bullet while in a convoy travelling to Kabul.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
October 5: A U.S. soldier in a helicopter northwest of Kandahar is wounded by gunfire, soldiers in the helicopter return fire killing one attacker and wounding another.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
Tuesday October 15: A rocket hits a U.S. bunker in Lwara amidst a rocket attack, U.S. forces detain three suspects.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
Wednesday October 23 Mortar fire is directed at a U.S. encampment in Asadabad.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
Monday, October 28: Iran made an appeal to Kabul to respect a 1972 accord entitling Iran to at least 26 cubic metres of water a second from the Helmand River. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they violated the 1972 accord, with devastating results in Iran's impoverished Sistan-Baluchestan border region. Tens of thousands of cattle and other livestock perished in the ensuing drought. In a sign of improved Tehran-Kabul ties, Afghanistan honored the appeal, but  said the flow would only be temporary.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
Wednesday, October 30: The top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, told the U.N. Security Council that the new Afghan government headed by Hamid Karzai did not have the means or power to deal with the underlying problems that cause security threats. Brahimi also voiced a concern that Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was trying to form an alliance with remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaeda Brahimi also said there would be no long-term security in Afghanistan until a well-trained, well-equipped, and regularly paid national police force and national army are in place.


2002 in Afghanistan, October
Thursday, October 31: Afghan authorities began investigating a series of well-coordinated attacks against girls' schools in a central region near Kabul. Four schools in Vardak Province were attacked the previous week in a deliberate and systematic attempt to stop parents from sending their daughters to school. The attackers fired two rockets into school buildings in villages near the town of Maidan Shah, demolishing classroom walls and setting the buildings on fire. They also raided a school at a village mosque, setting fire to its wooden chairs and blackboard. The attackers left behind an unexploded grenade and several leaflets warning parents to keep their girls at home.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
During November the U.S. military reported 60 attacks on their forces, up from 5 in July.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Friday, November 1: About 60 kilometers east of Khost, in Gardez, three rockets exploded just after midnight about one kilometer southwest of a compound housing U.S. special forces soldiers.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Saturday, November 2: Tajik forces loyal to Ismail Khan, the governor of Herat Province, launched the attack in the Zer-e-Koh district, killing two civilians and injuring 15 in a crowded market. Ismail Khan, a former governor, took back control of Herat after the fall of the Taliban. But local Pashtuns have complained his forces have looted and oppressed them.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Sunday, November 3: A rocket exploded 500 meters from a U.S. base in Deh Rahwod District in  Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Tuesday, November 5: A rocket or mortar was fired at a U.S. Army Special Forces base in Gardez, but caused no injuries.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Wednesday, November 6: The Hague announced that the Netherlands will join Germany in taking over command of the U.N. security force inAfghanistan in mid-February 2003. To date, Turkey was in command of the 19-nation, 5,000-strong International Security Assistance Force. Germany had 1,200 soldiers in the force, and the Dutch 240, but those figures would be boosted after the transfer of command. To date, Germany had a total of 10,000 troops serving abroad, second only to the United States.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Thursday, November 7: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai ordered the release of 20 female prisoners in a goodwill gesture one day after the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The women had all been detained for petty crimes. The women, held in a Kabul prison, would likely be released over the weekend.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Friday, November 8: Iran called for the second time in less than two weeks for Kabul to respect a water-sharing accord on the Helmand river flowing from Afghanistan into Iran. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would "take care of this issue personally."


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Saturday, November 9: U.S. helicopters broke up a gun battle between Kuchis and local government forces over a land dispute. After the two sides exchanged fire with light machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades for two hours, the American helicopters attacked the gunmen's positions on cliffs surrounding Kikara village, near Khost, Afghanistan. Six gunmen were wounded in the clash.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Sunday, November 10: As part of an international effort in Afghanistan, work began on rebuilding a major highway. The project was expected to cost $250 million, two thirds of it pledged by the United States, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The 750 mile (1,200 km) route, which runs fromKabul through Kandahar and then to Herat, was built in the 1960s with U.S. funds, but devastated during the 1980s Soviet occupation and the civil war that followed.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Monday, November 11: A team of representatives of the Afghan Human Rights Commission and the U.N. was dispatched to the north to look into the reports that witnesses of mass killings were being harassed, detained, tortured and executed.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Tuesday, November 12: Hundreds of Kabul University students marched in protest against the killing of four of their colleagues in a demonstration the previous evening. Police fired into the air and used water cannons to break up the march. Many of the poorer students, who lived in the troubled dormitory, were from areas dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, while the university was dominated by ethnic Tajiks.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Wednesday, November 13:  2,000 students assembled outside the gates of Kabul University, refusing to attend lessons until their demands for improved accommodation and justice for those who died in recent protests were met. Students said at least six people died in the two days of unrest. the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was not called in to assist. Human Rights Watch claimed that Afghan police tortured and detained students, and that reporters were refused access to students being treated at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Thursday, November 14 Construction began on a key highway connecting Kandahar to Spinboldak, Pakistan. The three-month, US$15 million project was funded by the Asian Development Bank.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Saturday, November 16: A remote-control 107 mm rocket landed nearly a mile (1.6 km) from the U.S. base near Gardez at around 8 p.m.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Sunday, November 17 The United Nations investigated alleged human rights abuses by Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. Witnesses claimed that Dostum jailed and tortured witnesses to prevent them from testifying in a war crimes case.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Monday, November 18: In New Delhi, India, Afghan Commerce Minister Sayed Mustafa Kazmi and Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha held talks to put in place a preferential trading arrangement and the setting up of transit routes to jack up bilateral economic cooperation.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Tuesday, November 19: The newest U.N. refugee camp of Zhare Dasht was criticized as being too remote, overcrowded and dangerously close to a mine field. It was built in the desert on the outskirts of Kandahar to house about 60,000 refugees who had been living on Pakistani border.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Wednesday, November 20 Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that Australia would begin withdrawing its 150 commandos from Afghanistan later that month.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Thursday, November 21: A large quantity of explosives was found by Afghan police in the generator room of the Sarobi Dam in Kabul, averting a possible sabotage attack. Several arrests were made.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Friday, November 22: A Kurdish man from Iraq, Bohtan Akram Tawfiq Horami, carrying 10 kg (22 lb) of C-4 explosive material in his coat, was arrested in Wazir Akbar Khan, an affluent neighborhood of Kabul, where many foreigners have homes and offices. It was  believed Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim was the target.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Saturday, November 23: Nine white phosphorus rockets were fired at a U.S. base near Lwara, Afghanistan, 178 km southwest of Kabul, at about 10:30 pm. An A-10 fighter jet dropped a single bomb on the suspected launch site.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Monday, November 25 A 15-man U.S. special forces patrol seized a large cache of heavy weapons and armored vehicles near Bamyan. About 100 armedAfghan men fled the site as the soldiers approached the cache. Two unarmed men were briefly questioned then released.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
the blasts occurred late Monday in the vicinity of bases housing most of the troops from the 22-nation contingent.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Tuesday, November 26: Several rockets slammed into the eastern edge of Kabul overnight, landing several miles from a base of the international peacekeepers.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Wednesday, November 27: A New Zealand telecoms company Argent Networks won a $4.5 million contract to develop cellular and internet services in Afghanistan. Argent will develop a billing system for the GSM mobile network set up in June by the Afghan Wireless Communication Company, a joint venture between Telephone Systems International and the Afghan Ministry of Communications.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Thursday, November 28: To date, U.N.-monitored disarmament commissions collected more than 6,000 small arms and 30 tanks in the northeast ofAfghanistan since the start of the disarmament plan on November 10. The commissions covered the provinces of Baghlan, Badakhshan, Kunduz and Takhar.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Friday, November 29: Australia announced it would contribute $1 million towards a project to help Afghanistan restore production of wheat and maize.


2002 in Afghanistan, November
Saturday, November 30: In Moscow, Afghan foreign minister, Abdullah, and his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, held talks focusing on security issues. Russia had provided economic and food aid to Afghanistan during 2002, and Ivanov committed to increasing that aid. The two officials also spent much of their time discussing the growing problem of illegal drug smuggling.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Sunday, December 1: A group of armed Afghans patrolling outside Shindand air base stopped another group of armed Afghans on the roadside. The second group then fired at the patrol. U.S. soldiers who were inside the air base, also came under fire. They returned fire, then called for air support while making their escape. A B-52 bomber dropped seven 2,000-pound laser-guided bombs, killing at least seven.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Monday, December 2: Fierce clashes between forces of Amanullah Khan and Ismail Khan resumed in western Afghanistan.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Tuesday, December 10: A second prisoner died (the first one dying on December 3) at the makeshift prison in the United States compound at an Afghan base north of Kabul. Later, the autopsies would label the deaths as homicides.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Wednesday, December 11: U.S. forces fire mortars near the Pakistani border after coming under rocket attack.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Thursday, December 12: The Afghan Cable Center in Jalalabad, which had been broadcasting more than 20 foreign television channels, was closed down by a special decision of the Afghanistan Supreme Court presided over by chief justice Mowlawi Fazl Hadi Shinwari.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Tuesday, December 17: A grenade was thrown into a jeep carrying two U.S. Special Forces soldiers driving through Kabul, Afghanistan. One soldier suffered an eye injury and the other a leg injury. Their Afghan interpreter also was injured. Amir Mohammad was later taken into custody for the crime. He revealed that he had received terror training at a camp inside Afghanistan. Allegedly, he and about a dozen other men trained for a week at a base six miles from the border with Pakistan. About a dozen teachers taught the students how to use guns and bombs. Five students then traveled to Kabul looking for American targets.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Friday, December 20: A U.S. soldier is killed during a gunfight in eastern Afghanistan. The same day, another U.S. soldier is injured by a rocket attack.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Friday, December 27: In the Gardez province of Afghanistan, five people were killed and six wounded when guests at a wedding party fired a rocket propelled grenade into the air, only to have it land nearby and explode.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
Sunday, December 29: A Pakistani border guard shot and wounded a U.S. soldier in the head in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, just a few hundred yards from Pakistan's border. The shooting prompted U.S. forces to call in an airstrike on a building where the guard was believed hiding. Pakistan claimed the building was on its side of the border, but the Americans claimed it was on the Afghan side.


2002 in Afghanistan, December
The soldier was evacuated to the U.S. military's medical center in Landstuhl, Germany, then transferred to a nearby German hospital for more specific neurological treatment, and a week later flown home to the United States. The border guard was taken into custody. The situation grew more tense when Pakistan dispatched extra troops to the border after the United States said it reserved the right to cross into Pakistan in hot pursuit of enemy fighters fleeing from Afghanistan.


2002 in Albania
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Republic of Albania.


2002 in American soccer
The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.


2002 in American soccer, National team, Results
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.


2002 in American television
The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2002. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.


2002 in Antarctica, Events
Members of the Antarctic Treaty System officially adopt a new emblem, which would go on to be used as the flag that represented Antarctica occasionally, however; this emblem represents the Antarctic Treaty and not the continent itself.


2002 in Antarctica, Events
In the first three months of the year, the 3,250 square kilometer (1,250 square mile) Larsen B Ice Shelf splintered and collapsed.


2002 in Armenian football
The 2002 season was the 10th season of competitive association football in Armenia.


2002 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Australia.


2002 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2002.


2002 in Australian literature, Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.


2002 in Australian television, Specials, Free-to-air premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.


2002 in Australian television, Specials, Subscription premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.


2002 in Australian television, Specials, Changes to network affiliation
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.


2002 in Bangladesh
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd  year of the 3rd millennium, the 2nd  year of the 21st century, and the  3rd   year of the 2000s decade.


2002 in Bangladesh
The year 2002 was the 31st year after the independence of Bangladesh, and the second year of the third term of the government of Khaleda Zia.


2002 in Bangladesh, Climate, Flood
In late summer 2002, heavy monsoon rains led to massive flooding in eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, killing over 500 people and leaving millions homeless. There were an estimated 3.5 million victims of flooding in 30 out of 64 districts. Continuous heavy rainfall and water from the Meghalay hills in India had caused the flash floods.


2002 in Bangladesh, Economy
Note: For the year 2002 average official exchange rate for BDT was 57.89 per US$.


2002 in Belgian television
This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The following lists events that happened during the year 2002 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2002 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 101st season of competitive football in the country.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Santos declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-2.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Palmeiras, Gama and Botafogo, were relegated to the following year's second level.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B final was played between Fortaleza and Criciúma.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Criciúma declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 4-3.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Promotion
The champion and the runner-up, which are Criciúma and Fortaleza, were promoted to the following year's first level.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Relegation
The six worst placed teams, which are Americano, Botafogo-SP, Sampaio Corrêa, Guarany-CE, XV de Piracicaba and Bragantino, were relegated to the following year's third level.


2002 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Brasiliense and Marília, were promoted to the following year's second level.


2002 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Corinthians and Brasiliense.


2002 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil
Corinthians declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 3-2.


2002 in Brazilian football, Copa dos Campeões
The Copa dos Campeões final was played between Paysandu and Cruzeiro.


2002 in Brazilian football, Copa dos Campeões
Paysandu declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 5-5.


2002 in Brazilian football, Regional and state championship champions
(1)The club won a competition named Supercampeonato (Superchampionship), which was an extra tournament that included regional championship teams.


2002 in Brazilian football, Regional and state championship champions
(2)According to the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation, the 2002 Rio de Janeiro State Championship is sub judice.


2002 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2002.


2002 in Brazilian football, Women's football, Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 2002.


2002 in Brazilian television
This is a list of Brazilian television related events from 2002.


2002 in British music
This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom.


2002 in British music, Summary
British and Irish bands that did well in the charts included Stereophonics, the Chemical Brothers, and Westlife; the latter topped the charts for a record 10th time, matching Madonna. They also were the act to obtain 10 chart toppers the most quickly, with only 35 months between this and their first.


2002 in British music, Summary
The fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history was released by the Winner of the TV talent show, Pop Idol; Will Young had been voted as the winner by over 4 million people in the final, after winning six out of the nine weeks, with Gareth Gates, the eventual runner-up, winning three times.


2002 in British music, Summary
"Anything is Possible/Evergreen", topped the charts for 3 weeks and sold over 1.1 million copies in its first week of sale; altogether it sold over 1.7 million copies, becoming the 11th biggest-selling single in the UK and also the second fastest-selling single in the UK, with only Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" ahead of it. Young reached the top again with his second single "Light My Fire".


2002 in British music, Summary
Runner-up Gareth Gates scored a No. 1 with his debut single, "Unchained Melody", spending one week more at the top than Will Young, thought the single itself sold less than Will Young's; nonetheless it became the 77th million-selling single in the UK and the last one until 2004. Overall, it is the 37th biggest selling single in the UK. Gates also had a second No.1 single, "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)", which topped the charts for 3 weeks, bettering Will Young by one week once again. Darius Danesh, third in Pop Idol, also made No 1 with "Colourblind". After both having two chart toppers, Young and Gates joined forces and revived an old Beatles classic, "The Long and Winding Road".


2002 in British music, Summary
UK girl group Sugababes (who were now under their second line-up of original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and former Atomic Kitten member Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhán Donaghy after her departure the previous year) scored their first UK number one with "Freak like Me". Ronan Keating also returned to the top of the singles chart with a cover of "If Tomorrow Never Comes". Liberty X, consisting of the five losers who just failed to make Hear'Say in the talent show Popstars, reached No. 1 with Just a Little, eventually becoming more successful than Hear'Say, who disbanded in October. S Club Juniors, an 8-piece pre-teen spin off from S Club 7 (who saw the departure of band member Paul Cattermole earlier that year) reached No 2 with their debut single One Step Closer.


2002 in British music, Summary
The Sugababes hit the top for a second time with their sixth single, "Round Round". Like their first No. 1 single, it only spent a week at the summit. The song was taken from the soundtrack to the hit film, "The Guru". Specialising in Pop/R'N'B with garage influences, all-male act, Blazin' Squad entered at the top of the charts with their massively hyped debut single, "Crossroads". Their success slowly decline throughout their career.


2002 in British music, Summary
Coldplay released their second album, a follow-up to Parachutes; A Rush of Blood to the Head included several hit singles and they became one of the few early 2000s era British acts to achieve fame and popularity in the US. Having topped the singles charts three times, Atomic Kitten also scored a No. 1 album with their 3rd release, Feels So Good. The album spawned two top 3 hits as well as their 3rd chart topper.


2002 in British music, Summary
Twelve months after he hit the top with his debut single, Daniel Bedingfield returned to the top with a slow ballad, "If You're Not The One". It became his 2nd UK No. 1, and his debut album, Gotta Get Thru This, produced five Top 10 singles and six Top 40 hits. Boy band Blue reached the top of the UK charts for the third time, collaborating with Elton John to revive an old hit of his, "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word".


2002 in British music, Summary
A notable charity single that reached the top 20 was "Nothing Sacred – A Song for Kirsty" by Russell Watson. The campaign raised money for the Francis House Children's Hospital, and was inspired by Kirsty Howard, an eight-year old with a rare heart condition. The song peaked at number 17 and sales contributed to the £5million target for the Kirsty Appeal achieved in 2006.


2002 in British music, Summary
Popstars: The Rivals became the new phenomenon in the world of talent shows, producing two new acts, boy band One True Voice and girl group Girls Aloud. They both released their singles in Christmas week and the girls beat the boys to the top spot, claiming the Christmas number one with "Sound of the Underground". Robbie Williams took the Christmas number one album spot yet again with his fifth No. 1 album, Escapology.


2002 in British music, Events
Performers included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation.


2002 in British music, Television
Howard Goodall follows up his earlier successful TV series Howard Goodall's Big Bangs with Howard Goodall's Great Dates, in which he focused on significant dates in the history of music.


2002 in British music, Music awards, Mercury Music Prize
The 2002 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper


2002 in British music, Music awards, Record of the Year
The Record of the Year was awarded to "Unchained Melody" by Gareth Gates.


2002 in British music charts
This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. In 2002, as in the previous year, there were 30 songs that reached the top of the charts. Although there were numerous songs that remained at the top for only a week, several managed to carry out runs of 2 or more weeks, none achieving above 4.


2002 in British music charts
The UK also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the UK singles chart. After the Popstars phenomenon of the previous year, the UK became obsessed with talent show winners and the new show Pop Idol became a huge success. The year was thought of as the 2nd Golden Age of Hip-Hop music with many successful artists with Eminem coming out at top once again.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, January
The first week of the month was the last week at the top for 2001's Christmas chart topper, a modern rendition of "Somethin' Stupid", by Robbie Williams . Returning to the top for one final week was Daniel Bedingfield's debut single, "Gotta Get Thru This". It broke the record for lowest weekly sale for a number one single, selling only 25,500 copies in that week. The single was to decline slightly during 2002, but rapidly after the year's end. The remainder of the month was to be incredibly morbid.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, January
Dying in a plane crash in the summer of 2001 at the young age of 22, R'n'B vocalist, Aaliyah hit the top with her posthumous release, "More Than a Woman". She had broken a record in the US, becoming the first artist to make No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 based solely upon airplay points, with her single "Try Again". Overtaking her was what made this month significant. The youngest Beatle, George Harrison, died in November 2001 after a long struggle with cancer.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, January
His No. 1 from 1971, "My Sweet Lord" was re-issued and shot straight to the top of the charts. Though it only remained there a week, it entered the record books, being the first time in UK chart history a posthumous release has taken over from another posthumous release by another artist.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, January
Returning to number one after April in 2001, the Stereophonics returned to the top with their third album, Just Enough Education to Perform. Spawning two No. 5 singles, the album remained at the top for 3 weeks in this return, one more week than its original stay. This made its total number of weeks at the top 5. This became their 2nd UK album chart topper, and a 3rd was to follow the following year.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, February
Spanish performer Enrique Iglesias was next to hit the top with what many see as his UK Breakthrough (though he had two top tens two years prior) with the single release of the ballad "Hero" which stayed at the top for four weeks. He made himself and his father Julio Iglesias the first father/son combination to top the charts separately and as solo artists. His father had hit the top of the UK charts over 20 years prior with his cover version of "Begin The Beguine". The track was taken from his chart topping album Escape which made him the first act to top the single and album charts simultaneously in five years and spawned a No. 3 hit "Escape" and two No. 12 hits by December.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, February
Taking over from the Stereophonics were fusion kings, the Chemical Brothers, with their 3rd No. 1 album, Come With Us. Despite having received success on the albums chart throughout their career, they hadn't received a chart topping single since early 1997. Topping the charts alongside his only number one single, Enrique's second English album, Escape topped the charts for 2 weeks making him the first Latin Artist to have a number one single and album simultaneously in the UK as well as the first person since the Spice Girls.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, March
Overtaking the totals of pop phenomena Spice Girls and ABBA, Westlife hit the top for a record 10th time, with their third release from their third album, "World Of Our Own". The album of the same name, became their second consecutive No. 1 album. They now had as many number ones as the queen of pop herself, Madonna. They also were the act to obtain  10 chart toppers the quickest (now 5 acts had achieved 10 or more) with only 35 months between this and their first.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, March
However, it could be said this record is unfair, because it was only a few months after that the Beatles managed to achieve 10, but they tended to spend several weeks at the summit, slowing down their release rate, whereas most of Westlife's #1's spent one to two weeks at the top.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, March
Taking over was the fastest selling debut single in UK chart history. Winner of the TV talent show, Pop Idol, Will Young had been voted as the winner by over 4 million people in the final. Despite the media suggesting this was unexpected, Young actually won six out of the nine weeks with Gareth Gates the eventually runner-up winning three times. His debut single "Anything is Possible/Evergreen", topped the charts for 3 weeks and sold over 1.1 million copies in its first week of sale, making it the fastest selling debut single in UK chart history. Altogether it sold over 1.7 million copies becoming the 11th biggest selling single in the UK. It is also the second fastest selling single in the UK with only Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" ahead of it. It became the biggest selling single of the year.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, March
A 2-week run at the top was next from veteran band The Police. Experiencing massive success in the early 1980s with 5 No. 1 singles, lead singer Sting eventually went solo and became a very successful and highly respected musician, especially in the US. A combination of his greatest hits and the Police's greatest hits was released entitled The Very Best of Sting & The Police.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, March
Greatest hits took over from greatest hits when The Essential Barbra Streisand replaced Sting & The Police at the top, however after a week it was knocked off by rock band, Nickelback with their 3rd studio album, Silver Side Up. The album spawned a massive No. 4 hit, "How You Remind Me", which made No. 1 in the US.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, April
Taking over from the winner of the show, Pop Idol, runner up Gareth Gates scored a No. 1 with his debut single, "Unchained Melody". Incredibly he spent one further week at the summit than Will Young did, becoming the second single of the year to have a four-week run at #1. However, the single itself sold less than Will Young's, selling only 1.3 million copies, but nonetheless it became the 77th million selling single in the UK and the last one until 2004. Overall, it is the 37th biggest selling single in the UK.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, April
The more incredible thing about this song is that it is the fourth single to reach the summit 4 times by different artists. First was Jimmy Young in 1955, then a re-issue of The Righteous Brothers in 1990, then the acting duo Robson & Jerome took it the top in 1995 and finally Gareth Gates in 2002. Robson & Jerome's version remains the biggest selling to date.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, April
Scoring their sixth UK chart topper Oasis returned to the top of the UK charts with a track similar to their older material, "The Hindu Times". The track was taken off their new album, Heathen Chemistry. It only lasted a week at the summit, following the same fate as every other No. 1 single they had.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, April
The top of the albums chart was dominated by a lady with a powerful voice and her 5th UK No. 1 album, Céline Dion with A New Day Has Come. Staying at the top for 4 weeks, she did not hit the top again for the next two years, but continued charting throughout. The album's singles did not fare as well as the album, one making the Top 10, one settling in the Top 20 and one just creeping into the Top 40.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
Having charted since 2000, UK girl group Sugababes (who were now under their second line-up of original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and former Atomic Kitten member Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhán Donaghy after her departure the previous year) scored their first UK number one with their 5th single, "Freak like Me". The song was originally performed by Adina Howard in 1995 who took it to No. 33 – the group's version took the lyrics and placed them over an interpolated sample of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army's Are 'Friends' Electric?, itself a UK number one from 1979.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
After a short spell of 7 days, a third Neighbours star scored a UK No.1. Holly Valance's debut single, "Kiss Kiss" was originally released in Europe written in Turkish. Holly scored a No. 2 hit, "Down Boy" later on in the year and her debut album, Footprints made #9. After releasing 2 further singles, she disappeared from the music scene. With his fifth consecutive Top 10 single and 3rd UK No. 1, Ronan Keating returns to the top of the singles chart with the first release off his new album Destination. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" was originally a hit in the US for Garth Brooks.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
Continuing the run of one week number ones were Liberty X. The five losers who just failed to make Hear'Say in the talent show Popstars formed Liberty X. Despite scoring only one UK No. 1 single with Just a Little, the group continued successfully into 2003/4 and proved themselves to be more successful than Hear'Say, who disbanded in October of this year. Also, after not releasing a single in the United Kingdom for almost 11 months, Atomic Kitten released their 9th single, titled It's Ok!, peaked at No. 3 on the charts, and eventually went silver.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
Even bigger success was to follow with their next release. Also scoring big success were S Club Juniors, an 8-piece pre-teen spin off from their already successful predecessors S Club 7 (who saw the departure of band member Paul Cattermole earlier that year). After being chosen from nationwide auditions to support S Club 7 on their arena tour, their debut single One Step Closer sent them straight to number 2, a position they also reached later in the year with their next two releases Automatic High in August and New Direction in October.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
Despite the split of the remaining six members of S Club 7 the following year, and a name change to S Club 8 they would go on to release two top 20 albums and score 7 top 20 singles before they disbanded in early 2005. Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman from the group, however, would re-emerge 5 years later in new girl group The Saturdays.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
Nearly six months after its release, boyband Blue hit the top with their debut album, All Rise. The album had already spawned two number one singles by this point, "Too Close" and "If You Come Back" the previous year. The title track from their album, which was their debut single had also made No. 4 and a fourth single, "Fly by II" reached No. 6 in March of this year. It was only a week before British indie rock band, Doves hit the top with their 2nd album, The Last Broadcast which remained at the top for 2 weeks. It was quickly knocked off by American electronic musician Moby with his 2nd UK No. 1 album, 18. Despite having charted since 1991 he has only received 2 Top 10 hits.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, May
On 23 May, the Classical Brits award ceremony took place. The most successful British performers were Sir Colin Davis, Russell Watson and Guy Johnston.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, June
Consolidating his position as the rapper with the most UK chart toppers, Eminem hit the top for a third time with the first single from his third album, "Without Me". The album spent 5 weeks at the top of the UK charts, becoming the second longest stay of the year and the longest stay until December. The album, The Eminem Show was to become his most successful to date in the UK along with Curtain Call in 2005.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, June
Will Young hit the top again with his second single "Light My Fire", a cover of a classic Doors track which only made No. 49 in 1967. He had performed this on the show, Pop Idol, and the performance was praised highly by the general public. The single was successful, topping the charts for 2 weeks.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, June
As for the albums chart, first to hit the top was Ronan Keating with his second album, Destination. The album had already spawned a No. 1 single, "If Tomorrow Never Comes". Ronan continued to chart into 2004.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, July
Becoming another single to spend 4 weeks at the top, "A Little Less Conversation" ended an ongoing chart battle since 1977. Elvis accumulated 15 chart toppers by 1965, during which the Beatles were enjoying their time as global megastars. They then got a record 17 chart toppers by 1969, when they finally began to fade. Elvis scored a 16th chart topper in 1970, when he revived his career in Las Vegas. Then a single made just before his death was released after his death in May 1977 and went straight to No.1, giving him his 17th UK #1.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, July
The two biggest music acts in the UK were neck and neck, and despite numerous posthumous releases, it wasn't until 25 years later that one of them finally took the lead. It was indeed the king of pop, Elvis Presley, who scored his 18th UK No. 1, with a remix of an old hit from a long forgotten movie. "A Little Less Conversation" was remixed by DJ JXL, and used in a Nike World Cup advertisement. As a consequence, it shot straight to the top of the UK charts putting Elvis at the top of the most #1's category.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, July
Taking over was Gareth Gates, scoring his second No.1 single this time with an original song, being one of his few singles to have not been cover versions. "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)" topped the charts for 3 weeks, bettering Will Young by one week once again.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, July
Topping the albums chart for the fourth time, Oasis hit the top with their new album, Heathen Chemistry. The album's singles had already received success with "The Hindu Times" becoming their 6th No. 1 and the follow-up single, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" peaking at #2. The album, however, only spent a week at the top quickly overtaken by the first release in 2 years from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, By the Way. The title track from the album became their highest charting single ever, making #2. This was also their only No. 1 album.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, August
Hitting the top was Darius Danesh, third in Pop Idol. "Colourblind" spent two weeks at the top, but despite being less successful than the debuts of Gareth or Will, Darius wrote the song himself. The Sugababes hit the top for a second time with their sixth single, "Round Round". Like their first No. 1 single, it only spent a week at the summit. The song was taken from the soundtrack to the hit film, "The Guru". Specialising in Pop/R'N'B with garage influences, all-male act, Blazin' Squad entered at the top of the charts with their massively hyped debut single, "Crossroads". Their success slowly decline throughout their career.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, August
Interrupting the Chili's run at the top was US singing legend, Bruce Springsteen hit the top with his 5th No. 1 album, The Rising. His success on the singles chart was fading rapidly since the early 1990s, with no Top 10 hits since 1994. Returning to the top for a further 2 weeks were the Chili's with By the Way. Having been a successful band throughout the 1980s the 1990s was a slightly quieter decade for the group, but the release of Californication turned them around in 2000 and By the Way helped propel them straight to the top. Scoring a 2nd consecutive UK No. 1 album, another collection of the late Eva Cassidy's work was compiled and released. Imagine was not quite as successful as Songbird, only topping the chart for a week, but put her on the way to breaking a chart record the following year.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, September
Reviving an old number one for the second time to create another one for themselves were girl group Atomic Kitten. This time it was Blondie's 1980 chart topper "The Tide Is High", which they changed slightly to make "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)". It topped the charts for three weeks and after this they never saw the top of the charts again in the United Kingdom, however they had managed three number-one singles in the UK throughout their career. They split at the beginning of 2004, releasing a Greatest Hits album. US solo performer, Pink scored her first solo chart topper with a track taken from her second album, Missundaztood. The track was called "Just Like a Pill" and gave P!nk her second UK number one. Her album Missundaztood only peaked at number 2 despite producing several hit singles.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, September
Increasing their popularity even further, Coldplay released their second album, and follow up to massive successful Parachutes. A Rush of Blood to the Head became a great success. Containing hits such as "In My Place", "The Scientist" & "Clocks", the album even sustained their popularity in the US and they became one of the few 21st century British acts to achieve fame and popularity in the US. While topping the singles charts with their third and final number one, Atomic Kitten scored a No. 1 album with their 3rd release, Feels So Good. The album spawned two top 3 hits as well as their 3rd chart topper.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, October
After both having two chart toppers, the two "Pop Idols", Will Young and Gareth Gates joined forces and revived an old Beatles classic, "The Long and Winding Road". It gave them both their third UK chart topper and established both of them as national stars. However, it was from here that Gareth would slowly decline and Will would rise to become an even bigger star. The B-side to this was Gareth's re-working of Elvis' classic No. 2 from 1969, "Suspicious Minds". Will Young's version of Jackie Wilson's" Sweetest Feeling" also appeared on the B-side.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, October
The year was proving to be very successful for Elvis in many ways and there was one great album success to still be received. Next to hit the top, but only for a week were three Spanish sisters, Las Ketchup with a holiday novelty song "The Ketchup Song (Asjere)". What was probably considered the tune of 2002 came next and was a duet between US rapper Nelly and Kelly Rowland, a member of Destiny's Child.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, October
She was the only one out of the three from her old group experiencing success as a solo artist, but she soon would be overtaken by Beyoncé Knowles. "Dilemma" became a song no-one would ever forget and stayed on top of the charts for 2 weeks. It also topped the charts in the US. Nelly experienced much greater success in his home country compared to the UK.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, October
Gathering every No. 1 single Elvis had experienced in both the UK and US, a collection of 30 songs plus "A Little Less Conversation" as a bonus track was released on an album, entitled Elv1s – 30 Number 1 Hits. The king of pop clocked up more sales, staying on top for 2 weeks. He was replaced by Pop Idol Will Young, who scored his first No. 1 album, with 'From Now On'. The album contained his first 3 singles, all of which had topped the chart. The album stayed at the top of the charts for 2 weeks. The album spawned one final hit, which peaked at #2.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, November
Based in Germany, Spanish producer, DJ Sammy, featuring Yanou and Do on vocals re-worked an old Bryan Adams track from 1985, "Heaven" and took it to the top. Bryan Adams only managed to take the track to #38. Only lasting a week at the summit, the song was quickly overtaken by the boyband that could do no wrong. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the UK charts, since when they first started back in 1952, the 941st No.1 came from Westlife yet again, with their 11th No. 1 single, "Unbreakable".


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, November
This gave them more chart toppers than the queen of pop herself, Madonna. Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Cliff Richard had received more No. 1 singles than Westlife now. After a week, US superstar, Christina Aguilera returned to the top of the UK charts for the 3rd time promoting a new raunchier image with her first single from her second album, Stripped. "Dirrty" came with an overtly sexual video and despite its massive popularity in the UK, it failed to reach the Top 20 in her US homeland.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, November
US rock band, the Foo Fighters scored their first No. 1 album with their fourth release, One By One. All of the band's three previous albums had gone Top 10, two of them going Top 3. However, after a week, the singer David Gray took over from them with his second album, A New Day At Midnight. It stayed on top for a week but was nowhere near as successful as its predecessor, White Ladder.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, November
Blue returned to the top of the album chart, again for one week only, with their second release, One Love, which would provide them with three more top 10 hits, including their third and final UK No. 1 the following month. Compiling all of their singles to date, boyband Westlife released Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits – Vol 1 containing their 11 No. 1 singles and other hits. It was quickly knocked off by the biggest selling album of the year, which topped the charts all through December and part of January.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, December
Twelve months after he hit the top with his debut single, Daniel Bedingfield returned to the top with a slow ballad, "If You're Not The One". It became his 2nd UK No. 1 and was the third release from his debut album, Gotta Get Thru This, which despite producing 5 Top 10 singles and 6 Top 40 hits only managed to make No. 13 in the albums chart. A fourth chart topper confirmed Eminem as the most successful rapper in UK chart history.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, December
The song, "Lose Yourself" is taken from the soundtrack to his own film, 8 Mile, which also proved very popular. The song also topped the charts in the US. Boy band Blue returned to the top of the UK charts for the 3rd time collaborating with Elton John to revive an old hit of his, "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word". Amazingly, despite charting for 31 years, this was only Elton's 5th UK No. 1 single.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, December
Popstars: The Rivals became the new phenomenon in the world of talent shows and it produced 2 new acts, boyband One True Voice and girl group Girls Aloud. They both released their singles in Christmas week and the girls beat the boys to the top spot, claiming the Christmas number one with their debut single, "Sound of the Underground". The song topped the charts for 4 weeks, and escalated them to great fame. They have had continued success for 6 years releasing 20 top 10 singles and 6 successful albums, but One True Voice quickly disappeared from the music scene after just one more hit.


2002 in British music charts, Summary, Charts, December
Robbie Williams took the Christmas number one album spot yet again with his fifth No. 1 album, Escapology. The album contained the massive single hit, "Feel" and the soon to be single hits, "Come Undone", "Something Beautiful" and "Sexed Up". The album remained on top for 6 weeks, becoming the longest stay at the top since he himself topped the charts last year in December, when Swing When You're Winning topped the charts for 7 weeks. Amazingly, the album did return to the top the following year almost nine months after it was first released. It became one of the few albums to drop out of the Top 40 and climb back in to reach the top spot again.


2002 in British music charts, Classical music
The year produced several new classical works by British composers, including Derek Bourgeois's Symphony No. 9 and Peter Maxwell Davies's Naxos Quartet No. 1. The biggest classical hit of 2002, however, was Tolga Kashif's Queen Symphony, which used themes from works by Queen to create a full-length orchestral work. Patrick Hawes wrote his first film score, for The Incredible Mrs Ritchie, directed by Paul Johansson.


2002 in British music charts, Classical music
Howard Goodall followed up his earlier successful TV series Howard Goodall's Big Bangs with Howard Goodall's Great Dates, in which he focused on significant dates in the history of music.


2002 in British radio
This is a list of events in British radio during 2002.


2002 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 2002.


2002 in Cage Rage Championships
The year 2002 is the 1st year in the history of the Cage Rage Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. In 2002 Cage Rage Championships held 1 event, Cage Rage 1.


2002 in Cage Rage Championships, Cage Rage 1
Cage Rage 1 was an event held on September 7, 2002 at The Fusion Leisure Centre, Elephant & Castle in London, United Kingdom.


2002 in Cage Warriors
The year 2002 is the first year in the history of Cage Warriors, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. In 2002 Cage Rage Championships held 3 events beginning with, Cage Warriors: Armageddon.


2002 in Cage Warriors, CWFC 1: Armageddon
CWFC 1: Armageddon was an event held on July 27, 2002 in London, England.


2002 in Cage Warriors, CWFC 2: Fists of Fury
CWFC 2: Fists of Fury was an event held on November 30, 2002 in London, England.


2002 in Cage Warriors, CWFC: Gangwarily
CWFC: Gangwarily was an event held on December 8, 2002 in Southampton, England.


2002 in Canadian television
This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Cape Verde
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Cape Verde.


2002 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Chile.


2002 in Croatian television
This is a list of Croatian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Danish television
This is a list of Danish television related events from 2002.


2002 in Deep
The year 2002 is the second year in the history of Deep, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Deep held 6 events beginning with, Deep: 4th Impact.


2002 in Deep, Deep: 4th Impact
Deep: 4th Impact was an event held on March 30, 2002 at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.


2002 in Deep, Deep: 5th Impact
Deep: 5th Impact was an event held on June 9, 2002 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Deep, Deep: clubDeep Ozon
Deep: clubDeep Ozon was an event held on July 14, 2002 at the Club Ozon in Nagoya, Japan.


2002 in Deep, Deep: 6th Impact
Deep: 6th Impact was an event held on September 7, 2002 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Deep, Deep: clubDeep Ozon
Deep: clubDeep Ozon was an event held on November 10, 2002 at the Club Ozon in Nagoya, Japan.


2002 in Deep, Deep: 7th Impact
Deep: 7th Impact was an event held on December 8, 2002 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Dutch television
This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2002.


2002 in East Timor
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in East Timor.


2002 in Ecuadorian football
The 2002 season was the 80th season of competitive football in Ecuador.


2002 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team
The Ecuadorian national team played 15 matches in 2002: three FIFA World Cup matches, to CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, and ten friendlies.


2002 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team, 2002 FIFA World Cup
Ecuador participated in their first FIFA World Cup. They were drawn in Group G with Italy, Mexico, and Croatia. They were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage, but not before registering their first World Cup victory over 1998 third-place finisher, Croatia.


2002 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team, CONCACAF Gold Cup
Ecuador was invited to play in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, held in the United States. They were drawn into Group D with Haiti and Canada. Despite a tie among all the team in the group, they were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage by a draw of lots.


2002 in Estonia
This article lists events that occurred during 2002 in Estonia.


2002 in Estonian football
The 2002 Estonian Football season was the 11th full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since the nation gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991-08-20.


2002 in Estonian television
This is a list of Estonian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Europe
This is a list of 2002 events that occurred in Europe.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings
The year 2002 is the eighth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Fighting Network Rings held 7 events beginning with, Rings: World Title Series Grand Final.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: World Title Series Grand Final
Rings: World Title Series Grand Final was an event held on February 15, 2002 at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 4
Rings: World Title Series 5 was an event held on May 4, 2002 at The Kaunas Sport Hall in Kaunas, Lithuania.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell
Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell was an event held on June 2, 2002 at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Lithuania: Rampage
Rings Lithuania: Rampage was an event held on August 2, 2002 in Palanga Beach Palanga, Lithuania.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 5: Shock
Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 5: Shock was an event held on November 9, 2002 at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: One Moment In Time
Rings Holland: One Moment In Time was an event held on December 1, 2002 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.


2002 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 6: Dynamite
Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 6: Dynamite was an event held on December 14, 2002 in Kaunas, Lithuania.


2002 in French television
This is a list of French television related events from 2002.


2002 in German television
This is a list of German television related events from 2002.


2002 in Ghana
2002 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2002.


2002 in Ghana, National holidays
Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".


2002 in Ghana, National holidays
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."


2002 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 2002 in Iceland.


2002 in Iceland, Incumbents
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2002 in India
Events in the year 2002 in the Republic of India.


2002 in Iraq, Events
The CIA's Special Activities Division (SAD) teams were the first U.S. forces to enter Iraq in July 2002, prior to the US Invasion. Once on the ground, they prepared for the subsequent arrival of US Army Special Forces to organize the Kurdish Peshmerga. In Operation Viking Hammer, this joint team (called the Northern Iraq Liaison Element (NILE)) combined to defeat Ansar al-Islam, an ally of Al Qaeda, in the North East corner of Iraq. This battle was for control of a territory that was occupied by Ansar al-Islam and was executed prior to the invasion.


2002 in Iraq, Events
It was carried out by Paramilitary Operations Officers from SAD and the Army's 10th Special Forces Group. This battle was a significant defeat of a key terrorist organization and the uncovering of a chemical weapons facility at Sargat. Sargat was the only facility of its type discovered in the Iraq war.


2002 in Iraq, Events
SAD teams also conducted missions behind enemy lines to identify leadership targets. These missions led to the initial strikes against Saddam Hussein and his Generals. Although the strike against Saddam was unsuccessful in killing him, it was successful in effectively ending his ability to command and control his forces. Other strikes against his Generals were successful and significantly degraded the command's ability to react to, and maneuver against the US led invasion force. SAD operations officers were also successful in convincing key Iraqi Army officers into surrendering their units once the fighting started.


2002 in Iraq, Events
Turkey refused to allow the US Army entry into Northern Iraq. Therefore, joint SAD and Army Special forces teams and the Kurdish Peshmerga were the entire Northern force against Saddam. They managed to keep Saddam's Army in place rather than moving the northern army to contest the US led coalition force coming from the south. The efforts of the Kurds, SAD and 10th Special Forces Group with the Kurds likely saved the lives of many US and coalition forces during and after the invasion. As described by Mike Tucker and Charles Faddis in their book entitled, "Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War Inside Iraq", four of these CIA officers were awarded the Intelligence Star for their heroic actions.


2002 in Irish television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2002.


2002 in Israel, Events, Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 2002 include:


2002 in Israel, Events, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
The most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 2002 include:


2002 in Israel, Events, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 2002 include:


2002 in Italian television
This is a list of Italian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Ivory Coast
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Ivory Coast.


2002 in Jordan
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Jordan.


2002 in King of the Cage
The year 2002 is the fourth year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2002 King of the Cage held 9 events, KOTC 7: Cold Blood.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 12: Cold Blood
KOTC 12: Cold Blood was an event held on February 9, 2002 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 13: Revolution
KOTC 13: Revolution was an event held on May 17, 2002 at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 14: 5150
KOTC 14: 5150 was an event held on June 19, 2002 at the Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 15: Bad Intentions
KOTC 15: Bad Intentions was an event held on June 22, 2002 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 16: Double Cross
KOTC 16: Double Cross was an event held on August 2, 2002 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 17: Nuclear Explosion
KOTC 17: Nuclear Explosion was an event held on October 19, 2002 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 18: Sudden Impact
KOTC 18: Sudden Impact was an event held on November 1, 2002 at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 19: Street Fighter
KOTC 19: Street Fighter was an event held on December 7, 2002 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.


2002 in King of the Cage, KOTC 20: Crossroads
KOTC 20: Crossroads was an event held on December 15, 2002 at the Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.


2002 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2002.


2002 in Laos
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Laos.


2002 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2002.


2002 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.


2002 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.


2002 in Libya
The following lists events that happened in 2002 in Libya.


2002 in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.


2002 in M-1 Global
The year 2002 is the sixth year in the history of M-1 Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. In 2002 M-1 Global held 3 events beginning with, M-1 MFC: European Championship 2002.


2002 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: European Championship 2002
M-1 MFC: European Championship 2002 was an event held on February 15, 2002 at The Palace of Sport "Jubileiny" in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2002 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 3
M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 3 was an event held on April 26, 2002 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2002 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4
M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4 was an event held on November 15, 2002 at The Palace of Sport in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2002 in Malaysia
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2002, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.


2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship
The year 2002 is the 2nd year in the history of the Maximum Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Canada. In 2002 Maximum Fighting Championship held 4 events beginning with, MFC 3: Canadian Pride.


2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship, MFC 3: Canadian Pride
MFC 3: Canadian Pride was an event held on March 3, 2002 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.


2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship, MFC 4: New Groundz
MFC 4: New Groundz was an event held on June 1, 2002 at the Max Bell Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship, MFC 5: Sweet Redemption
MFC 5: Sweet Redemption was an event held on September 21, 2002 at The AgriCom in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2002 in Maximum Fighting Championship, MFC: Unplugged
MFC: Unplugged was an event held on November 29, 2002 at The Joint Night Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2002 in Mexican television
This is a list of Mexican television related events from 2002.


2002 in Monaco
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Monaco.


2002 in NASCAR
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2002 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in New Zealand.


2002 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The 46th New Zealand Parliament continued until 10 June. Government was The Labour Party led by Helen Clark, In coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton. In the 2002 general election Labour was returned to power, in coalition with The Progressive Party led by Jim Anderton, and backed with supporting supply votes by United Future, led by Peter Dunne.


2002 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Music, New Zealand Music Awards
Two new categories were introduced this year: 'Best R&B/ Hip Hop Album' and 'Best Electronica Album'. Winners are shown first with nominees underneath.


2002 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Radio and television
See : 2002 in New Zealand television, 2002 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand


2002 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film
See : Category:2002 film awards, 2002 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:2002 films


2002 in Norwegian football, Men's UEFA competitions, UEFA Cup, First round
October 3: Stabæk – Anderlecht 1–2 (agg. 2–2, Anderlecht on away goals)


2002 in Norwegian football, National teams, Norway women's national football team
March 24: Czech Republic – Norway 1–5, World Cup qualifier


2002 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2002 in Norwegian music.


2002 in Norwegian television
This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2002.


2002 in Pancrase
The year 2002 is the tenth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Pancrase held 12 events beginning with Pancrase: Spirit 1.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 1
Pancrase: Spirit 1 was an event held on January 27, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 2
Pancrase: Spirit 2 was an event held on February 17, 2002 at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 3
Pancrase: Spirit 3 was an event held on March 25, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 4
Pancrase: Spirit 4 was an event held on May 11, 2002 at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 5
Pancrase: Spirit 5 was an event held on May 28, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round was an event held on July 28, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round was an event held on July 28, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 6
Pancrase: Spirit 6 was an event held on August 25, 2002 at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 2002 Anniversary Show
Pancrase: 2002 Anniversary Show was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 7
Pancrase: Spirit 7 was an event held on October 29, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 8
Pancrase: Spirit 8 was an event held on November 30, 2002 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.


2002 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Spirit 9
Pancrase: Spirit 9 was an event held on December 21, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura
The Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura, Apertura playoff stage
Libertad wins the Apertura tournament final by an aggregate score of 3-1 on May 11, 2002.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura
The Clausura tournament was played in a two-round all-play-all system, with the champion being the team with the most points at the end of the two rounds.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Championship game playoff
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Championship game playoff
Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 6-2.


2002 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Relegation / Promotion
San Lorenzo finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club Presidente Hayes. San Lorenzo won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 4-3, so it remains in the first division.


2002 in Paraguayan football, Paraguay national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2002.


2002 in Philippine television
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2002. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.


2002 in Polish television
This is a list of Polish television related events from 2002.


2002 in Portuguese television
This is a list of Portuguese television related events from 2002.


2002 in Pride FC
The year 2002 is the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.


2002 in Pride FC, Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:


2002 in Pride FC, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 19: Bad Blood
Pride 19: Bad Blood was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 20: Armed and Ready
Pride 20: Armed and Ready was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 21: Demolition
Pride 21: Demolition was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2 was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride FC: Shockwave
Pride FC: Shockwave was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2 was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman


2002 in Pride FC, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3 was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Pride FC, Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.


2002 in Russian football
2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow (this was their first ever national title). The national team participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


2002 in Russian football, National team
Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H.


2002 in Russian football, Leagues, First Division
Rubin Kazan and Chernomorets Novorossiysk won the promotion from the First Division.


2002 in Russian football, Leagues, First Division
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev of Chernomorets became the top goalscorer with 20 goals.


2002 in Russian football, Leagues, Second Division
The following clubs have earned promotion by winning tournaments in their respective Second Division zones:


2002 in Russian football, Cup
The Russian Cup was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium.


2002 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Lokomotiv Moscow participated in the third round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, but were knocked out by Hapoel Tel Aviv FC who won 3–1 on aggregate.


2002 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Krylya Sovetov Samara played in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. After defeating Dinaburg FC in the second round they lost to Willem II Tilburg on away goals.


2002 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Lokomotiv Moscow's victory over Grazer AK ensured there are two Russian clubs in the group stage of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. Lokomotiv finished second in the group with Club Brugge, Galatasaray, and the dominant FC Barcelona.


2002 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
On the contrary, Spartak Moscow, the automatic qualifiers for the group stage, lost all their matches to Valencia CF, FC Basel, and Liverpool F.C., finishing with the goal differential of 1–18.


2002 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Zenit Saint Petersburg set the record for aggregate score for the Russian teams, beating FC Encamp 13–0 in the qualifying round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and joining CSKA Moscow in the first round. Both Russian clubs lost in the first round, Zenit to Grasshopper Club Zürich (3–4) and CSKA to Parma F.C. (3–4).


2002 in Rwanda
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Rwanda.


2002 in Scottish television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2002.


2002 in Shooto
The year 2002 is the 14th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Shooto held 21 events beginning with, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1 was an event held on January 12, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 2 was an event held on January 25, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 3 was an event held on February 11, 2002 at Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig East 8
Shooto: Gig East 8 was an event held on February 28, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4 was an event held on March 13, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 5
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 5 was an event held on March 15, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig Central 1
Shooto: Gig Central 1 was an event held on March 31, 2002 at Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2002
Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2002 was an event held on April 14, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Wanna Shooto Japan
Shooto: Wanna Shooto Japan was an event held on April 21, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6 was an event held on May 5, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig East 9
Shooto: Gig East 9 was an event held on May 28, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 7
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 7 was an event held on June 29, 2002 at The Kanaoka Park Gymnasium in Sakai, Osaka, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8 was an event held on July 19, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 9
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 9 was an event held on July 27, 2002 at The Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig East 10
Shooto: Gig East 10 was an event held on August 27, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10 was an event held on September 16, 2002 at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig East 11
Shooto: Gig East 11 was an event held on September 25, 2002 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig Central 2
Shooto: Gig Central 2 was an event held on October 6, 2002 at The Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig West 3
Shooto: Gig West 3 was an event held on October 27, 2002 at The Namba Grand Kagetsu Studio in Osaka, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Treasure Hunt 11
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 11 was an event held on November 15, 2002 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 in Shooto, Shooto: Year End Show 2002
Shooto: Year End Show 2002 was an event held on December 14, 2002 at The Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.


2002 in Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Singapore.


2002 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in South Africa.


2002 in South Africa, Incumbents, Cabinet
The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.


2002 in South African sport
'See also: 2001 in South African sport, 2002 in South Africa, 2003 in South African sport and the Timeline of South African sport.


2002 in South African television
This is a list of South African television related events from 2002.


2002 in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2002 in music in South Korea.


2002 in Spanish television
This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2002.


2002 in Sri Lanka
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Sri Lanka.


2002 in Swedish football
The 2002 season in Swedish football, starting January 2002 and ending December 2002: