Events in March 2004
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Mar. 1
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin nominates E.U. envoy, Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister. |
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Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", based on J.R.R. Tolkein's saga bags 11 Oscars; Sean Penn gets best actor award ("Mystic River") and Charlize Theron best actress Oscar ("Monster") at the 76th Annual Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. |
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Mar. 2
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A series of explosions leaves 150 people dead in Baghdad and Karbala on Moharram day. |
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Thirtyseven persons are killed in an attack on a procession in Baluchistan capital, Quetta. |
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Mars rover Opportunity finds evidence that water once existed on the red planet. |
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Mar. 3
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John Kerry, the Massachussetts Senator wins the Super Tuesday primaries knocking out his main rival, John Edwards sealing the Democratic Party nomination for the Nov. U.S. presidential polls. |
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The Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announces dissolution of Parliament and a snap poll. |
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Mar. 4
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A German court overturns the conviction of Mounir el Motassadeq, a Moroccan for the Sept. 11 attacks and orders a retrial. |
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Mar. 5
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The IMF chief, Horst Koehler, resigns to run for German presidency. |
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Mar. 6
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The LTTE removes rebel eastern commander, 'Col.' Karuna for 'acting traitorously, against the "Tamil people". |
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Mar. 7
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Over 100 persons are killed after their ferry capsizes in a cyclone off Madagascar. |
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The U.S. launches an operation "Mountain Storm", in Afghanistan to capture top Al-Qaeda leaders. |
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Mar. 8
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The conservative New Democracy Party of Greece, led by Costas Caramanlis (47) wins the parliamentary polls defeating the Socialists who have been in power for two decades. |
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Iraq's governing council signs an Interim Constitution. |
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Mar. 9
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin appoints the U.N. envoy, Sergei Lavrov Foreign Minister in a drastic overhaul of his Cabinet. Sergei Ivanov retains Defence. |
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Mar. 11
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Over 190 people are killed and 1,000 injured as explosions rock three railway stations in the Spanish capital, Madrid. |
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Mar. 12
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The South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun, is stripped of his powers following his impeachment by the National Assembly in Seoul. |
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India, Philippines sign an extradition treaty, in Manila. |
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Mar. 14
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin wins a second four-year term notching up 69 per cent of the votes in the presidential polls. |
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The Socialist Workers' Party led by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wins the Spanish general elections defeating the ruling Popular Party. |
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China legalises private property and adds to the statute the first-ever mention of human rights. |
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Mar. 16
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Twentythree persons are killed in an apparent gas blast in a nine-storeyed building in Russia. |
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Mar. 17
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Twentyseven persons die after a car bomb destroys a hotel in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. |
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Mar. 18
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Pakistan will be a 'major non-NATO ally', says the U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, in Islamabad. |
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Mar. 19
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The Taiwan President, Chen Shui-bian and the Vice-President, Annette Hsiu-lien Lu escape attempt on life while campaigning in Tainan city. |
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Mar. 20
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The Taiwan President, Chen Shui-bian, is re-elected in a hotly-contested poll. A parallel referendum on the nation's ties with China becomes infructuous. |
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Mar. 21
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Soldiers kill the Afghanistan Aviation Minister, Mirwais Sadiq, in Herat, and more than 50 persons die in the ensuing factional fighting. |
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Mar. 22
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Israel kills Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the top spiritual leader of Hamas in a missile attack in Gaza city. |
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is sworn in Malaysia's Fifth Prime Prime Minister, at the national palace in Kuala Lumpur. |
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An Indian, Ali Ahmad Nadvi among five scholars to get the King Faisal international award, considered the Arab equivalent of the Nobel prize. |
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Mar. 23
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Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a hardliner is elected Hamas leader in secret polls in Gaza city. |
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Mar. 24
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The EU imposes a record $ 611 million fine on Microsoft for abusing its "near monopoly" with Windows to squeeze competitors in other markets. |
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Mar. 25
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The U.S. lifts sanctions on Pakistan imposed after the 1999 bloodless coup. |
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Libya can be an important partner in the war against terror if it fulfils pledge on WMD, says the British Premier, Tony Blair after a historic meeting with Muammar Qadhafi, in Tripoli. |
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