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  20. 1974: 9 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. In: Alberta independence

  4. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Niue self-government referendum, 1974

    Niueans voted for self-government in free association with New Zealand, establishing the current constitutional arrangement.

    In: Niue constitutional history

  5. · Agreement

    Algiers Accord, 1974

    Portugal's post-revolutionary Junta of National Salvation and the PAIGC signed the Algiers Accord on 26 August 1974, setting the terms for Portugal's formal recognition of Guinea-Bissau's independence.

    In: Guinea-Bissau

  6. · Agreement

    Lusaka Accord, 1974

    Portugal and FRELIMO signed the Lusaka Accord, providing for a ceasefire and a transitional government leading to Mozambican independence.

    In: Mozambique

  7. · Declaration

    Portugal recognises Guinea-Bissau, 1974

    Following its April 1974 revolution, Portugal formally recognised the independence of Guinea-Bissau on 10 September 1974.

    In: Guinea-Bissau

  8. · Recognition

    Admission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, 1974

    Nearly two years after China's veto, the Security Council recommended Bangladesh's admission without a vote, and the General Assembly admitted the People's Republic of Bangladesh, at the same meeting as Grenada and Guinea-Bissau.

    In: Bangladesh

  9. · Recognition

    Admission of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, 1974

    Following the Security Council's unanimous recommendation, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of Guinea-Bissau as a member of the United Nations, at the same plenary meeting at which Bangladesh and Grenada were also admitted.

    In: Guinea-Bissau

  10. · Declaration

    UN General Assembly resolution on the Comoro Archipelago, 1974

    Before the December 1974 referendum, the UN General Assembly reaffirmed the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoro Archipelago and recorded France's commitment that the vote would be organised on an "archipelago-wide" basis.

    In: Comoros

  11. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Comorian independence referendum, 1974

    Voters in the Comoro Archipelago voted on independence on 22 December 1974; the archipelago-wide result was 94.57% in favour, but a majority on the island of Mayotte voted against, which France later cited to retain Mayotte as a French territory.

    In: Comoros