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Current events of
March 20, 2008
(
2008-03-20
)
(Thursday)
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Yves Leterme
is sworn in as
Prime Minister of Belgium
.
(
The Guardian
)
The
Vice-President of the United States
Dick Cheney
makes an unannounced visit to
Afghanistan
to hold discussions with the
President of Afghanistan
.
(Reuters)
2008 unrest in Tibet
:
The
Xinhua
news agency reports for the first time that protests have spread to neighbouring provinces of
Sichuan
and
Gansu
as the
Chinese
authorities attempt to regain control.
(AP via Google News)
The
Dalai Lama
offers to meet with senior
Chinese
officials including the
President of the People's Republic of China
Hu Jintao
.
(Canadian Press via Google News)
China dispatches
convoys
to
Tibet
consisting of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of police vehicles.
(AFP via Google News)
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