March 20 Major Events in World History

2015

The Siege of Kobani by ISIS is broken on 20 March 2015 as Kurdish YPG and FSA forces retake the city, marking a major turning point against the Islamic State in the Syrian Civil War.

2019

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting President of Kazakhstan on 20 March 2019 following long-time President Nazarbayev’s resignation, signaling a leadership transition in Kazakhstan.

2021

The anarchist bookstore La Plume noire in Lyon is attacked by far-right assailants on 20 March 2021, sparking outrage in French left-wing and intellectual circles.