The World's Second-Richest Person 2008
Time: Wednesday Mar 5, 2008
Place: U.S.
Details: On March 5, 2008, Forbes ranked Slim as the world's second-richest person, behind Warren Buffett and ahead of Bill Gates.
‹ Earlier in historyKilling Iván RíosMonday Mar 3, 2008 Later in history ›Infogrames acquisitionThursday Mar 6, 2008
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-Start of rescue operations
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-Beijing accepted the aid of the Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-15 Special Operations Troops parachuted into inaccessible Mao County
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-Largest non-combat airlifting operation in People's Liberation Army history
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-Rescue groups from several countries
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2008 Sichuan earthquake-China stated it had also received $457 million in donated money and goods for rescue efforts
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