1957, 6 March
Gold Coast and British Togoland (UN trust, previously part of German colony of Togo) achieve independence as Ghana.
1982, 6 March
Five of the 24 Muslim fundamentalists accused of the murder of Colonel Mohammed Anwar Sadat are sentenced to death.
1993, 6 March
The strategic city of Huambo, central Angola, is captured by União Nacional para a Independência total de Angola (UNITA) rebels after a four-month battle.
