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1986Apr, 20

Sibte Hassan

Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (b. 1916)
Syed Sibt-e-Hasan (Urdu: سید سبط حسن) (31 July 1916 – 20 April 1986) was an eminent scholar, journalist and political activist of Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Socialism and Marxism in Pakistan, as well as the moving spirit behind the Progressive Writers Association.

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  • 25Feb

    Ferdinand Marcos

    People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
  • 1Apr

    Kathmandu

    Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
  • 26Apr

    Chernobyl disaster

    A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
  • 27Apr

    Chernobyl disaster

    The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • 2Jul

    Augusto Pinochet

    Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.