1971 in politics
This is a list of events relating to politics in 1971.
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Events
January
- January 1 - British law makes "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" sole grounds for divorce[1]
- January 4 - US President Nixon warns Soviet submarines to keep away from Cuba[1]
- January 7 - Long hair is ruled legal in the USSR[1]
- January 15 - The Aswan Dam, constructed with Soviet support, is opened in Egypt[1]
- January 18 - American Presidential candidate George McGovern pledges to withdraw all US troops from Vietnam if elected[1]
- January 22 - The Commonwealth Conference in Singapore ends with disagreement over UK arms sales to South Africa[1]
- January 25 - President Milton Obete of Uganda overthrown in a coup led by his army commander, Idi Amin[1]
- January 27 - The Angry Brigade claim responsible for a string of bomb attacks in London[1]
- January 28 - Idi Amin bans all political activity but releases 55 political prisoners[1]
February
- February 22 - Hafez al-Assad becomes president of Syria[2]
March
- March 30 - Establishment of the Congressional Black Caucus in the US[3]
Births
- Halil Mutlu, Turkish American physician and political lobbyist
- January 9 - Joost Eerdmans, Dutch politician and co-founder of the party JA21
- June 10 - Bobby Jindal, American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016
- June 28 - Elon Musk, South African businessman active in promoting far-right politics
- July 21 - Mark Preston, American journalist for CNN
- December 3 - Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian politician currently serving as Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of International Development
- December 22 - Bård Vegar Solhjell, former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
- December 28 - Ana Navarro, Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Daniel, Clifton; Kirshon, John W. (1995). Chronicle of the 20th century. Internet Archive. London; New York : Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-0332-2.
- ^ "SYRIAN VOTERS BACK ASSAD AS PRESIDENT". The New York Times. 14 March 1971.
- ^ "History". Congressional Black Caucus. 2016-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2025-09-23.