· Administrative change
Indonesia’s integration of East Timor, 1976
Indonesia made East Timor its 27th province; the United Nations never recognised the integration.
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In: Timor-Leste
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· Agreement
Tripoli Agreement, 1976
A Marcos-era agreement formalized autonomy for Muslim Mindanao and precipitated the MILF's split from the MNLF.
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· Administrative change
End of the Spanish presence in Western Sahara, 1976
Spain formally ended its presence and disclaimed further international responsibility for administering the Territory.
In: Western Sahara
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· Declaration
Vaddukoddai Resolution, 1976
The first formal Sri Lankan Tamil political demand for an independent state.
In: Tamil Eelam
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· Declaration
Proclamation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 1976
Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, a new National Assembly formally reunified the country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2 July 1976.
In: Vietnam
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· Recognition
Admission of Angola to the United Nations, 1976
After the Security Council failed to recommend Angola for membership in June 1976, it did so in November 1976, and the General Assembly admitted the People's Republic of Angola in December.
In: Angola
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· Declaration
Founding of the Free Aceh Movement, 1976
Hasan di Tiro declared Aceh-Sumatra's independence, launching a decades-long insurgency.
In: Aceh
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· Recognition
Admission of Samoa to the United Nations, 1976
The Security Council recommended Western Samoa's admission to the United Nations on 1 December 1976, and the General Assembly admitted it on 15 December 1976, nearly fifteen years after independence.
In: Samoa