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Events
- 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 banner of communism.
- June 30 - Paul Biya is named the first Prime Minister of Cameroon.
- July 5 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, establishes the National Revolutionary Movement for Development to serve as the governing political party of Rwanda.
- 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 .
- Unknown - RENAMO is founded.
Births
- January 14 - Ricardo Lopez
- February 22 - Stephen Port
- April 4 - Mateus da Costa Meira
- April 19 - Miska Toiviainen
- May 11 - Ziad Jarrah
- May 12 - Lawrence Phillips
- May 16 - Khalid al-Mihdhar
- July 15 - Said Bahaji
- July 18 - Alexis Flores
- August 6 - Curtis Ray Watson
- August 7 - Gaahl
- October 28 - Melinda Loveless
Deaths
Villain deaths
- January 17 - Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
- February 25 - Elijah Muhammed
- February 25 - Heung Chin
- April 5 - Chiang Kai-shek
- April 13 - Francois Tombalbaye
- November 20 - Francisco Franco
Victim deaths
- October 30 - Martha Moxley