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  13. 1967: 5 events

  1. · Conflict episode

    Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon, 1955-1975

    A second, longer conflict between North and South Vietnam, with United States military involvement from the early 1960s, ended with the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

    In: Vietnam

  2. · Other

    The Secret War in Laos, 1961-1975

    CIA-recruited Hmong fighters engaged in a covert conflict in Laos, later facing persecution after the war's end.

    In: Hmong self-determination projects

  3. · Referendum or popular consultation

    1967 French Somaliland independence referendum

    A referendum held on 19 March 1967, ordered by President Charles de Gaulle after 1966 rioting during his visit, saw 60.60% vote to remain French; France had deported roughly 6,000 ethnic Somalis before the vote.

    In: Djibouti

  4. In: Biafra

  5. · Referendum or popular consultation

    1967 Anguilla secession referendum

    Anguillans voted overwhelmingly to secede from the associated state including Saint Kitts and Nevis.

    In: Anguilla political status

  6. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Gibraltar sovereignty referendum, 1967

    Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to retain their link with the United Kingdom rather than pass under Spanish sovereignty.

    In: Gibraltar

  7. · Declaration

    South Yemeni independence, 1967

    South Yemen became independent from Britain as the Arab world's only Marxist state, later renamed the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.

    In: South Yemen independence