Editing 1970s (section)

===Wars===
[[File:DakToVietnam1966.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Vietnam War]] (1955–1975)]]
{{Main|List of wars 1945–1989#1970–1979}}
The most notable wars and/or other conflicts of the decade include:
*The [[Cold War]] (1945–1991)
** The [[Vietnam War]] came to a close in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam on April 30, 1975. The following year, Vietnam was officially declared reunited.
** [[Soviet–Afghan War]] (1979–1989) – Although taking place almost entirely throughout the 1980s, the war officially started on December 27, 1979.
** [[Angolan Civil War]] (1975–2002) – resulting in intervention by multiple countries on the Marxist and anti-Marxist sides, with Cuba and Mozambique supporting the [[Marxist]] faction, and South Africa and [[Zaire]] supporting the anti-Marxists.
** [[Cambodian Civil War]] (1967–1975) ends with the Khmer Rouge establishing [[Democratic Kampuchea]].
** [[Ethiopian Civil War]] (1974–1991)
** The [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971 in South Asia, engaging [[East Pakistan]], [[West Pakistan]], and India
** [[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]] (1978–1991)
[[File:1971 Instrument of Surrender.jpg|thumb|276x276px|[[Pakistan Army]] General [[A. A. K. Niazi]] signing surrender agreement before Sh. [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]] of [[Indian Army]] after getting defeated in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Bangladesh Liberation War]] against [[East Pakistan]], which eventually liberated as Bangladesh later.]]
* The [[Portuguese Colonial War]] (1961–1974)
* [[1971 Bangladesh genocide]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Arab–Israeli conflict]] (Early 20th century–present)
[[File:Egyptianbridge.jpg|alt=Egyptianbridge|thumb|[[Egyptian Armed Forces|Egyptian military]] vehicles crossing the [[Suez Canal]] on October 7, 1973, during the [[Yom Kippur War]].]]
** [[Yom Kippur War]] (1973) – the war was launched by Egypt and Syria against Israel in October 1973 to recover territories lost by the Arabs in the [[Six-Day War|1967 conflict]]. The Israelis were taken by surprise and suffered heavy losses before they rallied. In the end, they managed to repel the Egyptians (and a simultaneous attack by Syria in the Golan Heights) and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt proper. In 1978, Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel at [[Camp David]] in the United States, ending outstanding disputes between the two countries. Sadat's actions would lead to his [[Assassination of Anwar El Sadat|assassination in 1981]].
*[[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]] (1974)
*[[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]] (1975)
* [[The Emergency (India)|Indian emergency]] (1975–1977)
* [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975–1990) – A civil war in the Middle East which at times also involved the PLO and Israel during the early 1980s.
* [[Western Sahara War]] (1975–1991) – A regional war pinning the rebel [[Polisario Front]] against Morocco and Mauritania.
* [[Ugandan–Tanzanian War]] (1978–1979) – the war which was fought between Uganda and Tanzania was based on an [[Expansionism|expansionist]] agenda to annex territory from Tanzania. The war resulted in the overthrow of [[Idi Amin]]'s regime.
* The [[Ogaden War]] (1977–1978) was another African conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia over control of the [[Ogaden]] region.
* The [[Rhodesian Bush War]] (1964–1979)