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1977 – 2 December 1997 · Other

Chittagong Hill Tracts insurgency, 1977-1997

A two-decade armed conflict over Jumma autonomy and land rights, fuelled by state-sponsored Bengali settlement, ended with a negotiated peace accord.

In: Chittagong Hill Tracts self-government
1978 · Election

Parti acadien's 1978 electoral peak

The party reached its highest vote share in the 1978 New Brunswick provincial election.

In: Acadian political-status movements
1978 · Organisation founded

Founding of the UPLG, 1978

The lead organisation of the Guadeloupean independence movement was founded.

In: Guadeloupe independence
1978 · Other

Founding of the PKK, 1978

Kurdish students led by Abdullah Öcalan founded the PKK, citing repression of Kurdish identity in Turkey.

In: Kurdish self-determination, Kurdish self-determination in Türkiye
1 July 1978 · Organisation founded

Founding of the Martinican Independence Movement, 1978

The lead organisation of the Martinican independence movement was formally established.

In: Martinique independence
29 September 1978 · Agreement

UN settlement plan for Namibia (Resolution 435), 1978

The Security Council approved a UN plan for Namibian independence and established the UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) to supervise a transition to independence through free elections.

In: Namibia