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* July 23 - [[William Tolbert]] is elected President of Liberia. | * July 23 - [[William Tolbert]] is elected President of Liberia. | ||
* August 18 - [[Hugo Banzer]] takes power in Bolivia in a successful military coup. | * August 18 - [[Hugo Banzer]] takes power in Bolivia in a successful military coup. | ||
* September 1 - [[Muammar Gaddafi]] enters into a political union with Egypt and Syria, known as the '''Federation of Arab Republics'''. | |||
* September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | * September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | ||
* October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | * October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | ||