March 1961
The following events occurred in March 1961: March 1, 1961 (Wednesday) *President of the United States John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by Executive Order 10924. *Uganda became self-governing by holding its first general elections a year in advance of full independence. With 90% of the 1.3 million eligible voters participating, the Democratic Party, led by Benedicto Kiwanuka, won 43 of the 81 seats in the National Assembly. The Uganda People's Congress received more votes overall, but won only 35 seats. March 2, 1961 (Thursday) *Algerian nationalist leader Ferhat Abbas announced in Rabat, Morocco, that the FLN had agreed to French President Charles de Gaulle's proposal to begin peace talks on Algerian independence. By then, the Algerian War was in its seventh year. *Congolese soldiers killed 44 civilians in the city of Luluabourg (now Kananga), capital of the Kasai province. *At the age of 79, artist Pablo Picasso married 35-year-old Jacqueline Roque. The two ...
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