March 2000 - Definition and Overview

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This is a timeline for events in March, 2000.

• March 1 - the Constitution of Finland is rewritten.
• March 1 - Hans Blix assumes the position of Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC.
• March 9 - FBI arrests suspected purveyor of art forgeries, Ely Sakhai, in New York City.
• March 10 - The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5048. ([1] (http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/IndexChart.asp?symbol=IXIC&desc=NASDAQ+Composite&sec=nasdaq&site=nasdaq&months=84))
• March 18 - 2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China.
• March 20 - Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther, is captured after gun battle that left a sheriff's deputy dead.
• March 26 - Presidential elections in Russia: Vladimir Putin elected President.
• March 30 - America's Cup 2000 retained by Team New Zealand near Auckland. Prada Challenge 2000 lost 0-5 in a "best-of-9".