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===November=== {{Main|November 1975}} [[File:Protest in Sydney at Whitlam Government dismissal 11 November 1975 (16704857809).jpg|thumb|250px|Protestors in [[Sydney]] immediately after the [[1975 Australian constitutional crisis|dismissal of Gough Whitlam]], 11 November 1975]] * [[November 6]] – The [[Green March]] begins: 300,000 unarmed [[Morocco|Moroccans]] converge on the southern city of [[Tarfaya]] and wait for a signal from King [[Hassan II of Morocco]] to cross into [[Western Sahara]]. * [[November 7]] – A vapor cloud explosion at a petroleum cracking facility in [[Geleen]], Netherlands, leaves 14 dead and 109 injured, with fires lasting for five days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explosion and fire at DSM, Beek. 7th November 1975 |url=https://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebeek75.htm |website=Health and Safety Executive |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> * [[November 10]] ** [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379]]: By a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions), the [[United Nations]] General Assembly approves a resolution equating [[Zionism]] with [[racism]]. The resolution provokes an outcry among Jews around the world. It is repealed in [[1991]]. ** The [[Treaty of Osimo]] is signed between [[Italy]] and [[Yugoslavia]], resolving their dispute over [[Trieste]]. Under the agreement, a majority of the land area and residents go to Italy.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Osimo Treaty, 1975|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: A to F|first1=Edmund Jan|last1=Osmańczyk|author1-link=Edmund Osmańczyk|first2=Anthony|last2=Mango|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|page=1705}}</ref> ** The {{convert|729|ft|m|adj=on}}-long freighter {{SS|Edmund Fitzgerald}} sinks during a storm {{convert|27|km|mi}} from the entrance to [[Whitefish Bay]] on [[Lake Superior]], killing all 29 crew members on board (an event immortalized in song by [[Gordon Lightfoot]]). ** [[Lev Leshchenko]] revives "[[Den Pobedy]]", one of the most popular World War II songs in the [[Soviet Union]]. * [[November 11]] ** [[Angola]] becomes independent from Portugal and [[Angolan Civil War|civil war]] erupts.[[File:Flag of Angola.svg|thumb|120px|Flag of [[Angola]]]] **[[Australian constitutional crisis of 1975]]: [[Governor-General of Australia]] Sir [[John Kerr (governor-general)|John Kerr]] controversially dismisses the [[Whitlam government|Whitlam Labor government]] and commissions [[Malcolm Fraser]] of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] as caretaker [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]. ** The first annual [[Vogalonga]] rowing "race" is held in [[Venice]], Italy. *[[November 12]] – The [[Comoros]] joins the United Nations. *[[November 14]] – [[Madrid Accords]]: Spain agrees to hand over power of the [[Spanish Sahara]] to Morocco and Mauritania by the end of February 1976.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Giniger |first1=Henry |title=Morocco and Mauritania In Sahara Pact With Spain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/15/archives/morocco-and-mauritania-in-sahara-pact-with-spain-madrid-agrees-to.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=19 May 2022 |date=15 November 1975}}</ref> *[[November 15]] – The "[[Group of Seven#History|Group of 6]]" industrialized nations (G-6) is formed and holds its [[1st G6 summit|1st summit]] at the [[Château de Rambouillet]] in [[France]]. *[[November 16]] – Beginning of the [[Third Cod War]] between UK and Iceland, which lasts until June 1976. *[[November 19]] – The [[United States Congress]] approves the [[Clark Amendment]], ending aid to the [[FNLA]] and [[UNITA]]. *[[November 22]] – [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos]] is declared [[List of Spanish monarchs|King of Spain]] following the death of General [[Francisco Franco]]; he will reign until his abdication in [[2014]]. [[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|thumb|120px|Flag of [[Suriname]]]] * [[November 25]] ** [[Suriname]] gains independence from the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Surinam, to Be Independent Nov. 25. Adopts a Charter |work=The New York Times |date=November 22, 1975 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/22/archives/surinam-to-be-independent-nov-25-adopts-a-charter.html |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> ** A [[Coup of 25 November 1975|failed military coup d'état]] by [[far-left]] activists occurs in [[Portugal]]. * [[November 28]] ** [[Portuguese Timor]] declares its independence from Portugal as [[East Timor]]. ** [[South African Navy]] [[Rothesay-class frigate|frigates]] evacuate 26 SADF members from behind enemy lines at [[Ambrizete]], {{convert|160|km|mi}} north of [[Luanda]] in Angola. * [[November 29]] ** While disabled, the submarine tender {{USS|Proteus|AS-19|6}} discharges radioactive coolant water into [[Apra Harbor]], Guam. A Geiger counter at two of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose. ** [[1975 New Zealand general election]]: The [[New Zealand National Party]] led by [[Robert Muldoon]] defeats the incumbent [[New Zealand Labour Party]] led by Prime Minister [[Bill Rowling]].
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