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*March 29 - [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] steps down as President of Argentina, handing power to General [[Roberto Viola]]. | *March 29 - [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] steps down as President of Argentina, handing power to General [[Roberto Viola]]. | ||
*March 30 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt in Washington D.C. by [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], who also wounds Press Secretary James Brady, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. | *March 30 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt in Washington D.C. by [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], who also wounds Press Secretary James Brady, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. | ||
*April 6 - Beginning of the Somaliland War of Independence. | |||
*April 27 - [[Operation Red Dog]] takes place. | *April 27 - [[Operation Red Dog]] takes place. | ||
*May 13 - Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City by [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] of the [[Grey Wolves]]. | *May 13 - Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City by [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] of the [[Grey Wolves]]. | ||