| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | List of major power outages - Largest |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | article | people affected (millions) | location | date | references |
| 4 | 2012 India blackouts | 620 | India | 30–31 July 2012 | - |
| 5 | 2001 India blackout | 230 | India | 2 January 2001 | - |
| 6 | 2014 Bangladesh blackout | 150 | Bangladesh | 1 November 2014 | - |
| 7 | 2015 Pakistan blackout | 140 | Pakistan | 26 January 2015 | - |
| 8 | 2005 Java–Bali blackout | 100 | Indonesia | 18 Aug 2005 | - |
| 9 | 1999 Southern Brazil blackout | 97 | Brazil | 11 March–22 June 1999 | - |
| 10 | 2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackout | 87 | Brazil, Paraguay | 10–20 Nov 2009 | - |
| 11 | 2015 Turkey blackout | 70 | Turkey | 31 March 2015 | - |
| 12 | Northeast blackout of 2003 | 55 | United States, Canada | 14–16 August 2003 | - |
| 13 | 2003 Italy blackout | 55 | Italy, Switzerland | 28 September 2003 | - |
| 14 | 2016 Kenya Blackout | 44 | Kenya | 7 June 2016 | - |
| 15 | 2002 Luzon blackout | 40 | Philippines | 21 May 2002 | - |
| 16 | 1978 Thailand blackout | 40 | Thailand | 18 March 1978 | - |
| 17 | 2001 Luzon blackout | 35 | Philippines | 07 April 2001 | - |
| 18 | Northeast blackout of 1965 | 30 | United States, Canada | 9 November 1965 | - |
| 19 | 2019 Venezuelan blackouts | 30 | Venezuela | 7 March–1 May 2019 (ongoing) | - |
| 20 | 2016 Sri Lanka blackout | 21 | Sri Lanka | 13 March 2016 | - |

Question: What were the 2 longest blackouts before 2005?
Answer: The 2 longest blackouts before 2005 were the 1999 Southern Brazil blackout in Brazil, which lasted from 11 March 1999 to 22 June 1999, and the Northeast blackout of 2003 in the United States and Canada, which lasted from 14 August 2003 to 16 August 2003.