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*<!--5 March--> Tens of thousands of protesters in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] demand the resignation of [[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] '''[[Thaksin Shinawatra]]'''. |
*<!--5 March--> Tens of thousands of protesters in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] demand the resignation of [[List of Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] '''[[Thaksin Shinawatra]]'''. |
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*<!--5 March--> ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' wins [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Ang Lee]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Reese Witherspoon]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] |
*<!--5 March--> '''[[78th Academy Awards]]''': ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' wins [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Ang Lee]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Reese Witherspoon]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] wins [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. |
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*<!--3 March-->The [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] releases the names of several hundred [[prison]]ers being held at '''[[Guantánamo Bay]]''' after four years of requests. |
*<!--3 March-->The [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] releases the names of several hundred [[prison]]ers being held at '''[[Guantánamo Bay]]''' after four years of requests. |
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*<!--3 March-->The ruling [[African National Congress]] takes 66% of the votes in the '''[[South African municipal election, 2006|2006 South African municipal election]]'''. |
*<!--3 March-->The ruling [[African National Congress]] takes 66% of the votes in the '''[[South African municipal election, 2006|2006 South African municipal election]]'''. |
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Revision as of 08:45, 6 March 2006
- Tens of thousands of protesters in Bangkok, Thailand demand the resignation of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- 78th Academy Awards: Crash wins Best Picture, Ang Lee wins Best Director, Reese Witherspoon wins Best Actress, and Philip Seymour Hoffman wins Best Actor.
- The U.S. Department of Defense releases the names of several hundred prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay after four years of requests.
- The ruling African National Congress takes 66% of the votes in the 2006 South African municipal election.
- Sir Menzies Campbell is elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom.
- Masked gunmen, revealed afterwards to be Kenyan police, attack the offices of leading newspaper The Standard and its television station KTN, following reports that President Mwai Kibaki held secret meetings with key opposition figure Kalonzo Musyoka.