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| 1971 |
| | | With the end of the war between Pakistan and India, East Pakistan becomes independent as Bangladesh | |
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| 1973 |
| | | The Paris Peace Accords end the US combat role in Vietnam, with nothing achieved and millions dead | |
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| 1973 |
| | | The last US troops leave Vietnam, ending American involvement in a continuing war between the north and south of the country | |
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| 1973 |
| | | President Salvador Allende appoints Augusto Pinochet commander-in-chief of the Chilean army and brings him into the cabinet | |
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| 1973 |
| | | Chilean president Salvador Allende dies in the Chilean capital, Santiago, in a military coup led by Augusto Pinochet | |
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| 1973 |
| | | The Sydney Opera House opens with a performance by Australian Opera of Prokofiev's War and Peace | |
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| 1973 |
| | | Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement | |
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| 1973 |
| | | A cease-fire brokered by the USA and UN brings the Yom Kippur War to and end after 18 days | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Augusto Pinochet takes sole power in Chile, at the head of a junta which governs with extreme brutality | |
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| 1974 |
| | | Turkish troops invade and occupy northeast Cyprus, causing the island to be divided for decades to come | |
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