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*<!-- March 16 --> The newly-elected [[Iraqi National Assembly]] meets for the first time in [[Baghdad]]. |
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*<!-- March 16 --> The two accused [[terrorist]] masterminds of the [[1985]] [[Air India Flight 182]] bombing that killed over 300 people are both found "not guilty" by a court in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. |
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*<!-- March 14 --> [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Silvio Berlusconi]] announces that [[Italy]] will begin to withdraw '''[[Multinational force in Iraq|its troops]]''' from [[Iraq]] in September 2005. |
*<!-- March 14 --> [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Silvio Berlusconi]] announces that [[Italy]] will begin to withdraw '''[[Multinational force in Iraq|its troops]]''' from [[Iraq]] in September 2005. |
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*<!-- March 14 --> The [[National People's Congress]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] ratifies an '''[[Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China|anti-secession law]]''' aimed at preventing the [[Taiwan independence|declaration of Taiwanese independence]]. |
*<!-- March 14 --> The [[National People's Congress]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] ratifies an '''[[Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China|anti-secession law]]''' aimed at preventing the [[Taiwan independence|declaration of Taiwanese independence]]. |
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*<!-- March 12 --> The 24-day '''[[Salt Satyagraha|Salt March To Dandi]]''', a historic act of [[Nonviolence|non-violent]] [[protest]] led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in [[colonial India]], is re-enacted on its 75th anniversary. |
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*<!-- March 12 --> The [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] approves the [[resignation]] of [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] '''[[Tung Chee Hwa]]''', who then becomes a vice-chairman of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Political Consultative Conference]]. |
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Revision as of 07:42, 17 March 2005
- The newly-elected Iraqi National Assembly meets for the first time in Baghdad.
- The two accused terrorist masterminds of the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing that killed over 300 people are both found "not guilty" by a court in British Columbia, Canada.
- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announces that Italy will begin to withdraw its troops from Iraq in September 2005.
- The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law aimed at preventing the declaration of Taiwanese independence.