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Significant world events*		The Ecumenical Movement
Europe Death of Marshal Tito (Yugoslavia) Creation of "Solidarity" trade union in Poland Africa Black majority rule in Zimbabwe South Asia and Middle East Start of Iran/Iraq war	1980	Melbourne World Mission (WM) Conference Assassination of Archbishop Romero in El Salvador
Europe Greece joins EEC Riots in UK Americas Reagan becomes US president AIDS epidemic announced First Space Shuttle flight Africa Assassination of President Sadat of Egypt	1981
Europe Death of Brezhnev (USSR) Kohn forms governement in West Germany Americas Falklands conflict South Asia and Middle East Israel invades Lebanon and withdraws from Sinai	1982	Lima "Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry" conference
Europe Anti-nuclear protests against US forces stationed in Europe (Greenham Common) Americas Democracy restored in Argentina US invades Grenada following coup	1983	Vancouver WCC Assembly
Europe Band Aid Africa Famine in Ethiopia South Asia and Middle East Assassination of Indira Ghandi East Asia and Pacific Sino-British agreement over Hong Kong	1984
Europe Gorbachev comes to power in USSR Live Aid Anglo-Irish Agreement Africa State of Emergency declared in South Africa South Asia and Middle East Israel withdraws from most of Lebanon	1985	Stavanger FOC meeting
Europe Chernobyl nuclear disaster Spain and Portugal join EEC Single European Act Americas "Iran-Contra" scandal (US) Africa Libya bombed by US South Asia and Middle East Terry Waite taken hostage in Lebanon East Asia and the Pacific Fall of Marcos in Philippines	1986	Larnaca meeting on diakonia
Americas US stock market crash South Asia and the Middle East Massacre of Iranian pilgrims in Mecca Palestinians start "Intifada" revolt	1987
Europe Glasnost & perestroika in USSR Lockerbie aeroplane bombing Satanic Verses published Americas Fall of Pinochet in Chilie South Asia and Middle East Civilian rule restored in Pakistan PLO recognises State of Israel	1988	Start of Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women
Europe Democratic elections in USSR Collapse of Soviet Bloc Demolition of Berlin Wall Americas US military intervention in Panama South Asia and Middle East Soviet forces leave Afghanistan East Asia and the Pacific Death of Emperor Hirohito in Japan Pro-democracy demonstration crushed in Beijing, China (Tienanmen Square)	1989	San Antonio WM conference Budapest FOC meeting
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