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| 1982 |
| | | The Saudi fundamentalist Osama bin Laden joins the mujaheddin in their fight against the Soviet occupiers of Afghanistan | |
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| 1982 |
| | | 5000 Argentinian troops land in the Falkland Islands, provoking war with Britain | |
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| 1982 |
| | | The Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by a British torpedo, with the loss of 368 lives | |
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| 1982 |
| | | Israeli Minister of Defence Ariel Sharon heads Israel's invasion of Lebanon to expel the PLO | |
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| 1982 |
| | | British troops recapture Port Stanley, after which the Argentinian forces in the Falklands surrender | |
|  | Instrument of Surrender at the end of the Falklands War
National Archives, Kew
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| 1983 |
| | | The Tamil Tigers launch a civil war against the Sinhalese majority in Sri Lanka | |
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| 1983 |
| | | Government imposition of Islamic law (sharia) triggers renewed civil war in Sudan between the Muslim north and Christian south | |
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| 1985 |
| | | Seven groups of Afghan mujaheddin form a united front against the Soviet army | |
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| 1986 |
| | | President Reagan launches an air strike against Libya, accusing Gaddafi of involvement in international terrorism | |
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| 1988 |
| | | A cease-fire withdraws Cuban troops from Angola and South African forces from Angola and Namibia | |
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