By Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide
1943, 20 March - World War II: North Africa
Montgomery's forces begin an attack on Rommel's Afrika Korps on the Marath Line.
1956, 20 March
Tunisia achieves independence.
1963, 20 March
Algerian president Ben Bella demands that France stops nuclear bomb tests in the Sahara.
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