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* April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] is overthrown as President of Chad. | * April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] is overthrown as President of Chad. | ||
* April 17 - The Cambodian Civil War ends when [[Lon Nol]] is deposed by the [[Khmer Rouge]]. [[Pol Pot]] renames the country '''Democratic Kampuchea''' and becomes the ''de facto'' leader of the country. Beginning of the [[Cambodian Genocide]]. | * April 17 - The Cambodian Civil War ends when [[Lon Nol]] is deposed by the [[Khmer Rouge]]. [[Pol Pot]] renames the country '''Democratic Kampuchea''' and becomes the ''de facto'' leader of the country. Beginning of the [[Cambodian Genocide]]. | ||
* April 30 - End of the [[Vietnam War]]. Vietnam is re-unified under the | * April 30 - End of the [[Vietnam War]]. Vietnam is re-unified under the banner of communism. | ||
* May 1 - Beginning of the Third Indochina War. | * May 1 - Beginning of the Third Indochina War. | ||
* June 30 - [[Paul Biya]] is named the first Prime Minister of Cameroon. | * June 30 - [[Paul Biya]] is named the first Prime Minister of Cameroon. | ||
* July - [[Augusto Pinochet]] lauches [[Operation Colombo]]. | * July - [[Augusto Pinochet]] lauches [[Operation Colombo]]. | ||
* July 5 - [[Juvénal Habyarimana]], President of Rwanda, establishes the [[MRND|National Revolutionary Movement for Development]] to serve as the governing political party of Rwanda. | * July 5 - [[Juvénal Habyarimana]], President of Rwanda, establishes the [[MRND|National Revolutionary Movement for Development]] to serve as the governing political party of Rwanda. | ||
* July 29 - [[Yakubu Gowon]] is overthrown as dictator of Nigeria in a military coup. | * July 29 - [[Yakubu Gowon]] is overthrown as dictator of Nigeria in a military coup. | ||
* September 5 - U.S. President Gerald Ford | * September 5 - [[Lynette Fromme]] attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. | ||
* October 23 - The Battle of the Hotels begins in Beirut, Lebanon. | * October 23 - The Battle of the Hotels begins in Beirut, Lebanon. | ||
* November 11 - Beginning of the Angolan Civil War. | |||
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* December 2 - The Laotian Civil War ends when the Lao Royal Family is deposed by the [[Pathet Lao]]. The country is reorganized into the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic '''. | * December 2 - The Laotian Civil War ends when the Lao Royal Family is deposed by the [[Pathet Lao]]. The country is reorganized into the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic '''. | ||
* December 7 - [[Suharto]] | * December 7 - [[Suharto]] invades and occupies East Timor, and also launches a campaign of [[genocide]] against East Timor. | ||
* December 29 - The [[1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing]] occurs when a bomb detonates near the TWA baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport, New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. The perpetrators were never identified, although investigators and historians believe that Croatian nationalists were the most likely. | * December 29 - The [[1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing]] occurs when a bomb detonates near the TWA baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport, New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. The perpetrators were never identified, although investigators and historians believe that Croatian nationalists were the most likely. | ||
* Unknown - [[RENAMO]] is founded. | * Unknown - [[RENAMO]] is founded. | ||
== Births == | == Births == | ||
* January 14 - [[Ricardo Lopez]] | * January 14 - [[Ricardo Lopez]] | ||
* February 22 - [[Stephen Port]] | * February 22 - [[Stephen Port]] | ||
* April 4 - [[Mateus da Costa Meira]] | * April 4 - [[Mateus da Costa Meira]] | ||
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* August 6 - [[Curtis Ray Watson]] | * August 6 - [[Curtis Ray Watson]] | ||
* October 28 - [[Melinda Loveless]] | * October 28 - [[Melinda Loveless]] | ||
* November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | * November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | ||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
=== Villain deaths === | === Villain deaths === | ||
*January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | *January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | ||
*February 25 - [[Elijah Muhammed]] | *February 25 - [[Elijah Muhammed]] | ||
*February 25 - [[Heung Chin]] | *February 25 - [[Heung Chin]] | ||
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*April 5 - [[Chiang Kai-shek]] | *April 5 - [[Chiang Kai-shek]] | ||
*April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] | *April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] | ||
*June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | *June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | ||
*November 20 - [[Francisco Franco]] | *November 20 - [[Francisco Franco]] | ||
*November 30 - [[Harry J. Anslinger]] | *November 30 - [[Harry J. Anslinger]] | ||
=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
*March 25 - Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud | *March 25 - Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud | ||
*October 25 - Vladimir Herzog | *October 25 - Vladimir Herzog | ||
*October 30 - Martha Moxley | *October 30 - Martha Moxley | ||