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March 11, 2007
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2007-03-11
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Leading opponents of
Zimbabwe
's President
Robert Mugabe
, including
Morgan Tsvangirai
, leader of the
Movement for Democratic Change
, and four other members of parliament and party activists, are arrested for defying a ban on protest rallies in
Harare
. Riot police shoot one activist dead.
(AFP via News Limited)
(BBC)
The
President of France
Jacques Chirac
announces that he will not be seeking a third term.
(ABC News Australia)
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(BBC)
Voters in
Russia
go to the polls in elections in 14 regions including
Saint Petersburg
. The elections have been widely criticised by the Opposition.
(AP via IHT)
The
Ariane 5
rocket carrying the new generation
Skynet 5
military
satellite
system is launched successfully from
Kourou
in
French Guiana
at 22:03 GMT.
(BBC)
Mauritanian
voters
go to the polls
to elect a new
President
to replace
Colonel
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
who took power in a
coup d'état
two years ago. It is likely that a
runoff election
will be held as there is no clear frontrunner.
(BBC)
The ninth
Cricket World Cup
opens in
Trelawny Stadium
,
Montego Bay
,
Jamaica
. The
2007 championship
will feature
cricket
matches staged in various locations across the
Caribbean
.
(BBC)
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