1975 ⟶ Operation Condor Commences
Operation Condor begins in South America.
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🤝 Moscow Summit Begins
The Moscow Summit begins.⟶
MoscowSummitUSSRCold WarDetenteDiplomacyInternational RelationsNegotiations
🪖 Operation Condor Commences
Operation Condor begins in South America.⟶
South AmericaHuman RightsPolitical RepressionCold WarUS Foreign PolicyCIADictatorshipAnti-CommunismOperation Condor
✍️ Helsinki Accords Signed
Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe signed by the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and Europe.⟶
Helsinki AccordsEuropeUSUSSRDétenteCold WarSecurityHuman RightsAlliances
🇮🇩 Indonesia Invades East Timor
In Operation Seroja, the Indonesian National Armed Forces invades East Timor. The day before, US President Gerald Ford had given the green light for the invasion in a meeting with Indonesian President Suharto in Jakarta. An estimated 100,000–180,000 people will be killed or starve to death in the 25-year occupation.⟶
IndonesiaEast TimorInvasionHuman RightsCold WarUS Foreign PolicyAsiaOccupationGenocide
🇺🇸 Operation Cyclone Begins
the CIA begins Operation Cyclone - a program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.⟶
AfghanistanSoviet-Afghan WarCIAmujahideenSoviet Unionproxy warCold Wararms racegeopolitics
