Portal:Current events/March 2008/Sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
	Acholiland insurgency; Arab–Israeli conflict; Colombian conflict; Iraq War; Communist and Islamic insurgency in the Philippines; Waziristan War; Fatah–Hamas conflict; War in Somalia; Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Second Chechen War; Ogaden conflict; South Thailand insurgency; Sri Lankan Civil War; War in Afghanistan; War in Darfur;

Recent deaths
	March 30: Dith Pran; 25: Abby Mann; 24: Neil Aspinall; 24: Richard Widmark; 23: Al Copeland; 20: Brian Wilde; 19: Paul Scofield; 19: Arthur C. Clarke; 18: Anthony Minghella; 16: Ivan Dixon; 15: Vicki Van Meter;

Ongoing events
	Subprime mortgage crisis; ISS Expedition 16; Kenyan crisis; Central Asia energy crisis; Democratic presidential primaries; Republican presidential primaries; Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence; Unrest in Kosovo; Unrest in Tibet; Olympic torch relay;

Elections
March 2: Russia, Presidential 2: Thailand, Senate (indirect) 3: Alberta, Canada, Legislative 8: Malta, Parliament, Local councils 8: Malaysia, Federal Parliament and State Assemblies 9: France, Municipal (1st round) 9: Spain, Parliament 14: Iran, Legislative 15: People's Republic of China, President (indirect) 16: People's Republic of China, Premier (indirect) 16: France, Municipal (2nd round) 22: Republic of China (Taiwan), President, Referendum 24: Bhutan, Parliament 29: Zimbabwe, President, Parliament April 6 April: Montenegro, President 9 April: South Korea, Parliament 10 April: Nepal, Constituent Assembly

Trials
Upcoming US: James Charles Kopp US: Ehren Watada US: Tom DeLay US: William J. Jefferson US; Kwame Kilpatrick US; Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor US: China Arnold US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector

Holidays and observances
2: Mothering Sunday (Britain) 7: Nyepi (Indonesia) 8: Women's Day (India, Russia, South Africa) 10: Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth of Nations) 12: Arbor Day (China) 14: Saint Patrick's Day (Catholic Church) 14: New Year's Day (Sikh Nanakshahi calendar) 14: Pi Day 14: White Day (Japan and Korea) 15: National Day (Hungary) 15: Saint Patrick's Day, Hōnen Matsuri (Japan) 15: Ides of March, Roman calendar 19: Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity) 19: Father's Day (Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain) 19: Canberra Day (Australian Capital Territory) 20: Nowruz (Iran and Zoroastrianism) 21: Purim (Jewish holiday) 21: Good Friday (Western; Eastern date is April 25) 21: World Poetry Day 21: Equinoctial Earth Day 22: World Water Day 23: Republic Day (Pakistan) 23: Easter Sunday (Western; Eastern date is April 27) 24: World Tuberculosis Day 25: Independence Day (Greece) 25: Freedom Day (Belarus) 25: Feast of the Annunciation 26: St. Gregory's Day (Malta) 26: Document Freedom Day 28: Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia) 30: Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago) 31: Feast of the Annunciation (Catholicism) 31: Cesar Chavez Day (some U.S. states) 31: Freedom Day (Malta) 31: Mawlid (Sunni Islam) April 1: April Fools' Day 4: Qingming Festival (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China)