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Event in which Pope Benedict XVI resigned on 28 Feb. 2013 at 20:00 CET, after an announcement on 11 Feb.
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took effect on 28 February 2013 at 20:00 CET, following his announcement of it on 11 February. It made him the first pope to relinquish the office since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 to end the Western Schism, and the first pope to voluntarily resign since Celestine V in 1294. All other popes in the modern era have held the position from election unt... Wikipedia