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*August 4 - [[Thomas Sankara]] comes to power in Upper Volta following a successful coup. | *August 4 - [[Thomas Sankara]] comes to power in Upper Volta following a successful coup. | ||
*August 8 - [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] is deposed as President of Guatemala in a coup lead by [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]]. | *August 8 - [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] is deposed as President of Guatemala in a coup lead by [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]]. | ||
*August 21 - Benigno Aquino Jr. is assasinated at the Manila International Airport (now known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport). | *August 21 - Benigno Aquino Jr. is assasinated at the Manila International Airport (now known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport), allegedly on the orders of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]]. | ||
*December 10 - The [[National Reorganization Process]] junta of Argentina is dissolved. | *December 10 - The [[National Reorganization Process]] junta of Argentina is dissolved. | ||