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| 1962 |
| | | A massive yes vote in a referendum is immediately followed by French recognition of Algerian independence | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Defence minister Houari Boumédienne leads a coup to oust President Ben Bella in Algeria | |
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| 1967 |
| | | A pre-emptive air strike by Israel destroys almost all Egypt's aircraft and launches the Six-Day War | |
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| 1969 |
| | | At a congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) | |
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| 1969 |
| | | Idris I, king of Libya, is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Muammar al-Gaddafi | |
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| 1970 |
| | | Nasser dies of a sudden heart attack and is succeeded as Egypt's president by Anwar el-Sadat | |
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| c. 1971 |
| | | Libya's political bible is now the Green Book by Muammar al-Gaddafi | |
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| 1973 |
| | | The Polisario is formed to fight for the independence of Western Sahara | |
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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 |
| | | Arab oil-exporting countries cause an economic crisis by denying oil to western countries supporting Israel | |
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