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* March 12 - [[Hafez al-Assad]] declares himself President of Syria. | * March 12 - [[Hafez al-Assad]] declares himself President of Syria. | ||
* March 21 - The [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] is initiated by Pakistani dictator [[Yahya Khan]] as a means of suppressing Bengali calls for self-determination. | * March 21 - The [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] is initiated by Pakistani dictator [[Yahya Khan]] as a means of suppressing Bengali calls for self-determination. | ||
* March 26 - | * March 26 - [[Operation Searchlight]] is launched by the Pakistan Army, beginning the Bangladesh Liberation War. | ||
* March 31 - [[William Calley]] is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the [[My Lai Massacre]]; three days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] commutes his sentence to house arrest. | * March 31 - [[William Calley]] is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the [[My Lai Massacre]]; three days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] commutes his sentence to house arrest. | ||
* April 1 - The [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]] is founded. | * April 1 - The [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]] is founded. | ||