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* January 23 - 24-year old African-American man Willie Edwards is abducted and murdered in Montgomery County, Alabama by the [[Ku Klux Klan]].

* February 11 - [[William Unek]] goes on a second killing spree in Malampaka, Tanzania, killing a total of 36 people. He would later be killed by police after being cornered in a house in the village.

* March 6 - Ghana (formerly known as the Gold Coast) declares independence from the United Kingdom. [[Kwame Nkrumah]], who had been Prime Minister, retains the position in the new republic.

* March 14 - President [[Sukarno]] declares martial law in Indonesia.

* May 10 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] is ousted as President of Colombia.

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 * January 23 - 24-year old African-American man Willie Edwards is abducted and murdered in Montgomery County, Alabama by the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
 * February 11 - [[William Unek]] goes on a second killing spree in Malampaka, Tanzania, killing a total of 36 people. He would later be killed by police after being cornered in a house in the village.
+* March 6 - Ghana (formerly known as the Gold Coast) declares independence from the United Kingdom. [[Kwame Nkrumah]], who had been Prime Minister, retains the position in the new republic.
 * March 14 - President [[Sukarno]] declares martial law in Indonesia.
 * May 10 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] is ousted as President of Colombia.