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AUGUST
08/01/0000
Angola
Armed Forces Day
08/01/1993
Asia and Pacific
Ashura (10th of Muharam)
Marks the martydom of Ali Hussein, the tenth Imam of Islam.
Significant to Shi'a Moslems. Marked by emotional processions (involving
self-flagellation) in Shi'a areas.
08/01/1960
Benin
Independence Day
08/01/1927
China (People's Republic of)
Army Day
Celebrates the first uprising by the Chinese Communist Party
in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, against the nationalist government
of Chiang Kai Shek.
08/01/1993
Europe (Region-Wide)
Ashura (10th of Muharam)
Marks the martydom of Ali Hussein, the tenth Imam of Islam.
Significant to Shi'a Moslems. Marked by emotional processions (involving
self-flagellation) in Shi'a areas.
08/01/1987
Saudi Arabia
Iranians Riot In Mecca
Iranian pilgrims rioted in Mecca, resulting in more than four
hundred deaths.
08/01/1993
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ashura (10th of Muharam)
Marks the martydom of Ali Hussein, the tenth Imam of Islam.
Significant to Shi'a Moslems. Marked by emotional processions (involving
self-flagellation) in Shi'a areas.
08/02/1990
Iraq, Kuwait
Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and seized control of the country.
08/02/1980
Italy
Bologna Train Station Bombing
Neo-Fascists bombed a train station in Bologna.
08/02/1964
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf Incident
08/03/1978
Equatorial Guinea
Military Junta Takes Power
08/04/1983
Burkina Faso
Coup Overthrows the Government
Coup led by Thomas Sankara overthrew the government.
08/04/1975
Malaysia
JRA Members Seize Embassies
Members of the Japanese Red Army (JRA) seized the consular sections
of the American and Swedish embassies, taking fifty-two hostages.
The hostages subsequently were released after five JRA members were
set free in Japan.
08/05/1988
Pakistan
Shiite Leader Assassinated
Arif Hussain Al-Hussaini, a leading Shiite religious and political
leader in Pakistan, was shot to death in Peshawar.
08/05/1962
South Africa
Arrest of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was arrested and subsequently sentenced to life
in prison for sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government.
08/12/1978
China (People's Republic of)
Friendship Treaty With Japan
08/12/1983
Ecuador
AVC Guerrilla Group Formed
The leftist terrorist group, Alfaro Vive, Carajo! (AVC) or Alfaro
Lives, Damn It!, ended its armed struggle in 1991 and became a legitimate
political party.
08/12/1689
United Kingdom
Apprentice Boy's March
Protestant commemorative marches mark the day that apprentice
boys locked the gates of Derry against the forces of James II.
08/13/1960
Central African Republic
Independence Day
08/13/1987
Chad
Chad Routs Libyan Forces
08/13/1927
Cuba, Chile
Fidel Castro's Birthday
08/13/1898
Philippines
U.S. Forces Capture Manila
U.S. forces captured Manila from the Spanish with the aid of
Philippine insurgents led by General Emilio Aguinaldo.
08/14/1947
Pakistan
Independence Day
Pakistan became a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.
08/14/1969
United Kingdom
British Troops To Northern Ireland
In response to communal rioting between Catholics and Protestants
in Northern Ireland, British troops were sent to the province on
August 14, 1969. Initally welcomed by Catholics, the British troops
eventually became a target of Catholic terrorist groups, mainly
the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA).
08/15/1971
Bahrain
Independence Day
08/15/1975
Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman Assassinated
08/15/1964
Colombia
ELN Begins Armed Struggle
The National Liberation Army (ELN) begins its armed struggle.
08/15/1960
Congo
Independence Day
Celebrates the overthrow of the Youlou regime.
08/15/1945
Indonesia
Agreement On Irian Jaya
The Netherlands agreed to transfer administration of Irian Jaya
to Indonesia.
08/15/1975
Indonesia
FRETILIN Begins Insurgency
The Revolutionary Front for East Timor Independence (FRETILIN)
began its insurgency aimed at gaining independence for the Portuguese
territory.
08/15/1986
Iraq
Turkish Troops Raid Camps
Turkish troops raided Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq.
08/15/1945
Korea (Republic of)
Independence Day
Also known as Liberation Day or Kwang Bok Jul.
08/15/1945
Netherlands
Agreement On Irian Jaya
The Netherlands agreed to transfer administration of Irian Jaya
to Indonesia.
08/15/1945
North Korea
Liberation Day
Also known as Independence Day or Kwang Bok Jul.
08/15/1984
Turkey
First PKK Attack On Government
August 15, 1984 is considered to be the first time that Kurdish
Workers Party (PKK) elements launched an attack against Turkish
government installations.
08/15/1986
Turkey
Turkish Troops Raid Kurd Camps
Turkish troops raided Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq.
08/17/1945
Indonesia
Independence Day
Indonesian leaders Soekarno and Mohammed Hatta, with the acquiescence
of Japanese occupation officials, proclaim the independence of Indonesia
as World War II ends in the Pacific.
08/18/1987
Sri Lanka
Grenade Attack On Parliament
One legislator was killed in a grenade attack on the Sri Lankan
parliament.
08/18/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Attempted Coup
Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who was vacationing in the
Crimea, was held incommunicado while senior Soviet officials attempted
to stage a coup.
08/19/1919
Afghanistan
Independence Day
Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi on August
8, 1919 in which Britain gave up control of Afhanistan's foreign
policy. Celebrated by Afghans as Independence Day.
08/19/1986
Afghanistan
Army Day
08/19/1974
Cyprus
U.S. Ambassador Murdered
U.S. Ambassador Roger Davies was killed by a sniper in Nicosia.
08/19/1981
Libya
U.S. Shoots Down Libyan Jets
U.S. aircraft shot down two Libyan fighters over the Gulf of
Sidra.
08/19/1991
Russia
August 1991 Coup Suppression
The failed coup attempt which symbolizes the end of Communism
in Russia and the breakup of the Soviet Union. Huge demonstrations
have occurred in Moscow to commemorate this event. Both pro- and
anti-government rallies are held.
08/19/1945
Vietnam
August Revolution
08/20/1955
Algeria
First Offensive Against French
Algerian independence fighters launched their first armed offensive
against French forces in eastern Algeria.
08/20/1947
North Korea
Air Force Day
Commemorates the organization of the DPRK Air Force in 1947.
08/20/1983
South Africa
Creation of the UDF
The United Democratic Front (UDF) was launched to organize opposition
to a planned three-house parliament that excluded blacks. The organization
subsequently became the largest legal anti-apartheid group.
08/21/1968
Czechoslovakia
Invasion By Warsaw Pact Forces
08/21/1983
Philippines
Benigno Aquino Assassinated
08/21/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Coup Collapses
The coup carried out against Soviet President Gorbachev on August
18, 1991 collapsed on August 21 and the coup leaders tried to flee.
08/22/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Gorbachev Reinstated
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was reinstated as president and
he returned to Moscow on August 22, 1991 following the collapse
of a coup against him. One of the coup leaders commited suicide
and the others were arrested.
08/24/1991
Ukraine
Ukraine Declares Independence
Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August
24, 1991 in the aftermath of the collapse on August 21, 1991 of
the coup against Soviet President Gorbachev.
08/25/1991
Belarus
Byelarus Declares Independence
Byelarus declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August
25, 1991 in the aftermath of the collapse on August 21, 1991 of
the coup against Soviet President Gorbachev.
08/25/1825
Uruguay
Independence Day
08/25/1991
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Seeks Independence
Uzbekistan declared on August 25, 1991 that it planned to seek independence
from the Soviet Union. This move was taken in the aftermath of the
collapse on August 21 of the coup against Soviet President Gorbachev.
08/26/1945
Japan
American Occupation Begins
The six-year American occupation of Japan began with the landing
of U.S. military forces in Japan.
08/26/1945
Hong Kong
Liberation Day
08/26/1945
Japan
American Occupation Begins
The six-year American occupation of Japan began with the landing
of U.S. military forces in Japan.
08/26/1847
Philippines
National Heroes' Day
Commemorates the revolt against the Spanish.
08/26/1930
Philippines
Founding of the PKP
The Partido Kommunista Ng Pilipinas (PKP) was founded by Evangelista
Cristo in Manila.
08/27/1979
Ireland
Earl Mountbatten Assassinated
Earl Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland by an Irish
Republican Army (IRA) bomb planted on his boat.
08/27/1980
Lebanon
U.S. Ambassador Attacked
08/27/1991
Moldova
Moldova Declares Independence
Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August
27, 1991 in the aftermath of the collapse on August 21, 1991 of
the coup against Soviet President Gorbachev.
08/27/1966
Namibia
Placed Under U.N. Control
The United Nations canceled the previous League of Nations mandate,
which gave South Africa administrative control of Namibia in 1920.
South Africa rejected the U.N. resolution, and the South-West Africa
People's Organization (SWAPO) began its guerrilla war against South
African rule.
08/27/1987
Philippines
Failed Coup Attempt
Mutinous soldiers began attacks on the presidential palace in
an unsuccessful bid to overthrow the Aquino government. On August
28, rebel military units led by Lieutenant Colonel Gregorio "Gringo"
Honasan attacked Camp Aguinaldo and television stations in the metro
Manila area.
08/28/1985
Colombia
Death of M-19 Leader
April 19 Movement (M-19) leader Ivan Marino Ospina was killed
in a clash with government troops.
08/29/1937
China (People's Republic of)
Non-Aggression Pact With USSR
08/29/1896
Philippines
War Declared Against Spanish
Nationalist leader Andres Bonifacio declared war against the
Spanish colonial regime in the Philippines.
08/29/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Communist Party Banned
The Soviet legislature, the Supreme Soviet, voted on August
29, 1991 to ban the Communist Party throughout the Soviet Union
and freeze its assets. This move came in the aftermath of the coup
against Soviet President Gorbachev, which collapsed on August 21.
Senior Communist Party officials were implicated in that coup.
Source:
Terrorism Research Center
Upcoming World Events of Interest
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