2006 in Norway

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 3.1 January to June 3.2 July to December 3.3 Full date unknown 4 Deaths 4.1 Full date unknown

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• September – The death of Eugene Ejike Obiora at the hands of arresting police officers in Trondheim triggers massive protests across Norway
• December – Norsk Hydro reveals a proposal to merge its oil business with compatriate oil and gas company Statoil. Gaining approval from both the EU and the Storting, the merger is completed by October 1, 2007.

• The service station chain HydroTexaco which was established in 1995 through a merger between Norsk Hydro and Texaco is sold to Reitangruppen.

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[edit] Births

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[edit] July to December

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• September 7 – Eugene Ejike Obiora, a naturalized Norwegian citizen posthumously renowned due to the circumstances of his death (b. 1958)

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