Terrorism History Timeline 1961-1970 |
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colonism |
dictators |
Coups |
military rule / emergency rule |
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1961 |
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Omani terrorists blow up the passenger liner MV Dara,
killing 238 people (April 8)
Puerto Rican born Antuilo Ramierez Ortiz forced at gunpoint a National Airlines plane to fly to Havana, Cuba, where he was given asylum. (May 1)
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Angolan War of Independence (1961 - 1976)
Ethiopian-Eritrean Guerrilla War (1961 - 1991)
Bay of Pigs Invasion |
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In 1961, Brazilian President Jaao Goulart sought to
trade with communist nations, supported the labor movement, and had limited
the profits multi-nationals could take out of the country. In 1964, the
US took part in the overthrow of Goulart by General Humberto de Alencar
Castello Branco, although US government officials have denied involvement.
As an example of US support for Branco, just prior to the coup, US officials
cabled Washington a reguest for oil for Branco's soldiers in case Goulart's
troops blew up the refineries. |
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The Long Beach, the first nuclear powered surface warship,
is commissioned. |
1962 |
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16th Street Baptist Church bombing. A member of the
Ku Klux Klan bombed a Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls |
Yemenite Civil War (1962 - 1970)
Argentine Revolts (1962 - 1963)
Guinea-Bissauan War of Independence (1962 - 1974)
Mozambican War of Independence (1962 - 1974) |
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Ethiopian-Somali Border War (1963 - 1988)
Dominican-Haitian Discord
Algerian-Moroccan War (1963- 1964)
Cypriot War, Greek-Turkish (1963 - 1964)
Indonesian-Malaysian War (1963 - 1966) |
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North American early warning radar system is set up to
detect incoming Soviet missiles |
1964 |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); Colombia Oldest and most–capable Marxist insurgency with ties to narcotics trafficking Targets Colombian political, military, and economic interests, also foreign citizens |
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Brazilian Revolt
Zanzibar Rebellion |
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During the Vietnam War, surface-to-air missiles were effectively
used and hovercraft were used on inland waterways (1964 - 1973) |
1965 |
National Liberation Army (ELN); Colombia, Venezuela Marxist insurgent group inspired by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara Targets foreign employees from large corporations |
The Monumental Plot - New York Police thwart an attempt
to dynamite the Statue of Liberty,Liberty Bell, and the Washington Monument
by three members of the pro Castro Black Liberation Front and a Quebec Separatist |
Dominican Republic Civil War (1965 - 1966)
Chadian Civil War (1965 - 1996)
Indo-Pakistani War
Indonesian Massacre |
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1966 |
Ulster Volunteer Force |
A group of former IRA men planted a bomb that destroyed
Nelson's Pillar in Dublin (March 8)
NAACP leader Vernon Dahme assassinated by firebomb exploded by The Ku Klux Klan.
A bazooka attack on the Cuban embassy in Ottawa is made. (Sept 22)
Anti-Castro forces bomb the offices of the Cuban trade delegation in Ottawa. (Oct 5) |
Bolivian Guerrilla War (1966 - 1967)
Namibian War of Independence (SWAPO) (1966 - 1990) |
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1967 |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); Syria, Lebanon, Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip Marxist-Leninist group that broke away from the Arab Nationalist Movement Targets Israel's “illegal occupation” of Palestine and opposes negotiations with Israel |
United Nations Resolution 242 called upon Israel to
withdraw unconditionally from occupied Palestinian territories. |
Tupamaros’ Reign of Terror (1967 - 1973)
Nigerian-Biafran War (1967 -1970)
Six-Day War |
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Hassanal Bolkiah (born July 15, 1946) is the 29th Sultan
of Brunei since 1967 |
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First effective use of surface-to-surface missiles |
1968 |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine–General Command (PFLP-GC); Syria Split from the PFLP to focus on fighting, opposes Arafat's PLO Attacks in Europe and the Middle East. Targets Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip |
Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated by Palestinian
immigrant Sirhan Sirhan on 1st anniversary of Six Day War (June 6)
U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala John Gordon Mein was murdered by a rebel faction when gunmen forced his official car off the road in Guatemala City and raked the vehicle with gunfire. (August 28)
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Basque War for Independence (1968 - 1999)
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia |
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1969 |
Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA); Philippines CPP's military wing that aims to overthrow the government through guerrilla warfare Targets Philippine security forces, politicians, judges, government informers, NPA rebels |
The Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
set off a powerful bomb that ripped through the Montreal Stock Exchange
causing massive destruction and seriously injuring twenty-seven people.
(Feb 13)
U.S. Ambassador to Japan A.H. Meyer was attacked by a knife-wielding Japanese citizen. (July 30)
U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the Marxist revolutionary group MR-8. (Sept 3)
Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan, killing 16 people. (Dec 12) |
Soccer War
Guyanan Rebellion
Northern Ireland Civil War (1969 - 1998)
Philippine Guerrilla Wars (1969 - 1999) |
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Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 (born c.1942)
has been the de facto leader of Libya since 1969 |
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1970 |
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF); Iraq Broke away from PFLP-GC and split into pro-PLO, –Syrian, and –Libyan factions Known for aerial attacks against Israel
Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ); Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip Militant Palestinians committed to destroying Israel through holy war Targets Israeli military and civilians, opposes secularism
Al-Jihad (AJ); Cairo, Egypt, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, UK Egyptian Islamic extremists, merged with al-Qaeda in 2001 Aims to replace the Egyptian government with Islamic state, attack U.S., Israeli interests
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (1970-Present) |
A bomb explodes in the rear of Swissair Flight 330,
causing it to crash near Zürich, Switzerland, killing 38 passengers
and all 9 crew members.It was done by Palestinian group PFLP (Feb 21)
In Montevideo, Uruguay, the Tupamaros terrorist group kidnapped AID Police adviser Dan Mitrione; his body was found on August 10. (July 31)
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Trinidadian Rebellion
Jordanian Civil War (1970 - 1971)
Cambodian Civil War (1970 - 1975) |
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Sayyed Qaboos bin Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id
(born November 18, 1940 in Salalah) is the current Sultan of Oman. He rose
to power after overthrowing his father, Sa’id ibn Taimur, in 1970. |
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colonism |
dictators |
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military rule / emergency rule |
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