National Resistance Movement Topples Tito Okello Government in Uganda, January 25, 1986
Date: January 25, 1986
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Date: January 25, 1986
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The Jeltoqsan riots erupt in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, in response to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's dismissal of ethnic Kazakh Dinmukhamed Kunaev, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, and his replacement with Gennady Kolbin, an ethnic Russian from the Russian SFSR. Date: December 16, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2β1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. Date: June 22, 1986 Read more on…
Qasba Aligarh massacre: Over 400 Muhajirs killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on Pashtun heroin processing and distribution center in Sohrab Goth by the security forces. Date: December 14, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This…
Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster. Date: May 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Air Lanka Flight 512 Bombing Kills 21, Injures 41 – May 3,…
Aeroflot Flight F-77 crashes near Bugulma Airport, killing all 38 people aboard. Date: March 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986George Wallace Announces Retirement from Politics, April 2, 1986FBI Miami Shootout Kills Two…
Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation. Date: February 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986People Power Revolution: Marcos Flees, Aquino Becomes President, February…