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March 22, 2008 (Saturday)
- Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of the Republic of China with more than 58% of the votes in the 2008 presidential election, handing the presidency back to the Kuomintang (KMT) after eight years under the Democratic Progressive Party. (Bloomberg)
- Magdi Allam, the most prominent Muslim in Italy, converts to Catholicism and is baptized by Pope Benedict XVI. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- A Ukrainian tug and a China-registered bulk carrier have collided east of the Brothers Island on the Urmston Channel in Hong Kong at night; the tug has sunk, 7 crew members on board were rescued, but the remaining 18 crew members were missing. (HK Government Press Releases)
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