Politics and Government Stories
Elections, treaties, laws and the work of governments, one date at a time. Each story sticks to what is documented and lists its sources.
1979
1979 · Politics
Bokassa loses power in the Central African Empire
September 20, 19791978
1978 · Politics
George Moscone and Harvey Milk Are Assassinated
November 27, 19781977
1977 · Politics
The Soviet Union adopts the Brezhnev Constitution
October 7, 19771976
1976 · Politics
Britain’s ambassador to Ireland is killed near Dublin
July 21, 19761975
1975 · Politics
Australia's Governor-General Dismisses the Whitlam Government
November 11, 19751975
1975 · Politics
Papua New Guinea becomes independent
September 16, 19751975
1975 · Politics
Angola’s independence transition is negotiated at Alvor
January 15, 19751974
1974 · Politics
Yuk Young-soo is killed in Seoul
August 15, 19741973
1973 · Politics
The Athens Polytechnic Uprising Is Suppressed
November 17, 19731973
1973 · Politics
The Saturday Night Massacre: A Prosecutor Is Fired
October 20, 19731972
1972 · Politics
Writer Ghassan Kanafani is killed in Beirut
July 8, 19721971
1971 · Politics