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Legislators of Sark, a tiny self-governing island in the English Channel, voted to swap its feudal government for democracy. After around 450 years of rule almost exclusively by landowners, the smallest independent state in the British commonwealth will allow each of the 600 residents to stand for election.
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Western powers sought to persuade Sudan to agree to a weak African Union peacekeeping force being turned into a more robust UN mission to stop killing in the Darfur region. Thousands of Sudanese protested in Khartoum against any deployment of UN troops in Darfur.
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In Kampala, Uganda, a church wall collapsed during a thunderstorm. 23 people were killed and nearly 100 injured. A criminal investigation was launched the next day.
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In Guatemala City hundreds of protesters blocked lawmakers from voting on a free-trade agreement between Central America and the US and authorities said they were prepared to send troops if the demonstrations continued.
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In Iraq clashes erupted between US troops and insurgents in the city of Ramadi, leaving at least two people dead.
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Kosovo's PM Ramush Haradinaj resigned after being indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for his alleged part in atrocities during the fight against Serb forces.
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In Lebanon nearly 500,000 pro-Syrian protesters waved flags and chanted anti-American slogans in a central Beirut square, answering a nationwide call by the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1998 –
Molly Conlin, English actress
1996 –
Lorna Fitzgerald, English actress
1992 –
Charlie Ray, American actress
1991 –
Devon Werkheiser, American actor
1990 –
Ben Tozer, English footballer
1990 –
Kristinia DeBarge, American R&B singer
1988 –
Armanti Edwards, American college football player
1986 –
Princess Tsuguko, Japanese princess
1985 –
Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and pop singer
1984 –
Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician
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March, 8
- Births
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2009,
Ali Bongo, President of the Magic Circle (b.1929)
2009,
Zbigniew Religa, Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland (b. 1938)
2008,
Carol Barnes, former ITV news presenter (b. 1944)
2007,
John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)
2007,
Viky Vanita, Greek actress (b. 1948)
2007,
John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach.. (b. 1947)
2006,
Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. 1924)
2005,
Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen leader (b. 1951)
2005,
César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (b. 1924)
2004,
Abu Abbas, founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)
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March, 8
- Deaths
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