Editing 1957 (section)

===March===
[[File:Flag of Ghana.svg|thumb|250px|[[Flag of Ghana]], the first country in colonial Africa to gain independence]]
* [[March 1]]
** [[U Nu]] becomes Prime Minister of [[Burma]].
** [[Arturo Lezama]] becomes President of the National Council of Government of [[Uruguay]].
** [[Sud Aviation]] forms, from a merger between [[SNCASE]] (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Est) and [[SNCASO]] (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest).
* [[March 3]] – ''[[Net als toen]]'', sung by [[Corry Brokken]] (music by Guus Jansen, lyrics by [[Willy van Hemert]]), wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1957]] (held at [[Frankfurt]]), for the Netherlands.
* [[March 6]]
** United Kingdom colonies [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] and [[British Togoland]] become the independent nation of [[Ghana]].
** [[Zodi Ikhia]] founds the [[Nigerien Democratic Front]] (FDN) in [[Niger]].
* [[March 8]] – [[Egypt]] re-opens the [[Suez Canal]].
* [[March 14]] – President [[Sukarno]] declares [[martial law]] in [[Indonesia]].
* [[March 17]] – [[1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash]]: [[Philippines|Philippine]] President [[Ramon Magsaysay]] and 24 others are killed in a plane crash.
* [[March 20]] – The French news magazine {{Lang|fr|[[L'Express]]}} reveals that the French army tortures [[Algeria]]n prisoners.
* [[March 25]] – The [[Treaty of Rome]] (''Patto di [[Rome|Roma]]'') establishes the [[European Economic Community]] (EEC; predecessor of the [[European Union]]) between Italy, France, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
* [[March 27]] – The [[29th Academy Awards]] Ceremony is held in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' wins [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].