1980
Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador
Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador
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1980
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress stud
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress stud
1980
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress stud
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress stud
1980
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town
1980
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town
1980
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independe
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independe
1980
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independe
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independe
1980
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at
1980
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela
1980
During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
1980
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day…
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day…
1980
Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission…
Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission…
1980
Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
1980
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head…
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head…
1980
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
1980
Otłoczyn railway accident: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62…
Otłoczyn railway accident: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62…
1980
After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI…
After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI…
1980
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun…
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun…