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May 25, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 22, 2013, covering May 25, 2013.

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    Album cover for Golden by Lady Antebellum

    Golden

    Lady Antebellum

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    Album cover for The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film by Soundtrack

    The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film

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    Album cover for NOW 46 by Various Artists

    NOW 46

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for To Be Loved by Michael Buble

    To Be Loved

    Michael Buble

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    Album cover for Annie Up by Pistol Annies

    Annie Up

    Pistol Annies

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Notable Deaths

Mahendra Karma

2013Mahendra Karma, Indian politician (born 1950)[†]

Mahendra Karma was an Indian political leader belonging to Indian National Congress from Chhattisgarh. He was the leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha from 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he played a top role in organising the Salwa Judum movement against Naxalites, a Maoist group in Chhattisgarh. He was a Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Ajit Jogi cabinet since the state formation in 2000 to 2004. He was assassinated by Naxalites on 25 May 2013 in the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley while returning from a Parivartan Rally meeting organised by his party in Sukma.

2013Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (born 1953)[†]

Nand Kumar Patel was an Indian National Congress politician from the province of Chhattisgarh. He was elected to the Kharsia Assembly Constituency five times in a row.

Historical Events

Naxalism

2013Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India.[†]

Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology.

Historical Context for May 25, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]