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* August 11 - Spanish dictator [[Francisco Franco]] survives an assassination attempt in Madrid by Scottish anarchist [[Stuart Christie]]. | * August 11 - Spanish dictator [[Francisco Franco]] survives an assassination attempt in Madrid by Scottish anarchist [[Stuart Christie]]. | ||
* October 14 - [[Leonid Brezhnev]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], after [[Nikita Khrushchev]] is removed from power. | * October 14 - [[Leonid Brezhnev]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], after [[Nikita Khrushchev]] is removed from power. | ||
* December 1 - [[Gustavo Díaz Ordaz]] of the [[ | * December 1 - [[Gustavo Díaz Ordaz]] of the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] is elected President of Mexico. | ||
* December 24 - The Brinks Hotel in Saigon, Vietnam is bombed by the [[Viet Cong]], resulting in the deaths of two US soldiers and injuries to a further 60 people, including civilians. | * December 24 - The Brinks Hotel in Saigon, Vietnam is bombed by the [[Viet Cong]], resulting in the deaths of two US soldiers and injuries to a further 60 people, including civilians. | ||
* Unknown - [[FARC]] is founded. | * Unknown - [[FARC]] is founded. | ||