March 1975

The following events occurred in March 1975:

March 25, 1975: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia assassinated by nephew
March 2, 1975: Shah of Iran abolishes all political parties except one
March 16, 1975: Mariner 10 photographs planet Mercury
March 2, 1975: Bokassa makes himself C.A.R. President-for-life
Houari Boumediene (center) with Saddam Hussein (right) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (left) during the 1975 Algiers Agreement