Deaths on March 6

Peter Poreku Dery

Died on March 6, 2008

Peter Poreku Dery, Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918)

Peter Porekuu (10 May 1918 – 6 March 2008) – given the surname Der then Dery – was a Ghanaian Roman Catholic cardinal. He served as Archbishop of Tamale from 1974 to 1994 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006. Porekuu had also served as the Bishop of Wa prior to his elevation as archbishop.The cause for his canonization commenced in mid-2013 and the late cardinal is now referred to as a Servant of God.

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Canadian Indian residential school system
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
7 Aug

South Ossetia
The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
29 Sep

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29 Oct

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10 Nov

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Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

Deaths on March 6

Peter Poreku Dery

Died on March 6, 2008

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