Editing 1980s (section)

===Wars===
{{Main|List of wars 1945–89#1980–1989}}
The most prominent [[armed conflict]]s of the decade include:

====International wars====
[[File:US Army Rangers parachute into Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury.jpg|thumb|right|[[Invasion of Grenada]], October 1983]]

The most notable wars of the decade include:
* The [[Cold War]] (1947–1991)
** [[Soviet–Afghan War]] (1979–1989) – a war fought between the Soviet Union and the Islamist Mujahideen Resistance in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] of the United States (see [[Operation Cyclone]]), as well as [[Saudi Arabia]], Pakistan and other Muslim nations through the context of the Cold War and the regional India–Pakistan conflict.
** [[Invasion of Grenada]] (1983) – a 1983 US led invasion of [[Grenada]], triggered by a [[military coup]] which ousted a brief [[revolution]]ary government. The successful invasion led to a change of government but was controversial due to charges of [[American imperialism]], [[Cold War]] politics, the involvement of [[Cuba]], the unstable state of the Grenadian government, and Grenada's status as a [[Commonwealth realm]].
** [[Salvadoran Civil War]] (1980–1992) – part of the cold war conflicts, reached its peak in the 1980s, 70,000 Salvadorans died.
** [[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]] (1978–1991)
* Argentina [[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|invaded]] the [[Falkland Islands]], sparking the [[Falklands War]]. It occurred from 2 April to 14 July 1982, between the United Kingdom and [[Argentina]] as British forces fought to recover the islands. Britain emerged victorious and its stance in international affairs and its long-decaying reputation as a [[Colonialism|colonial power]] received an unexpected boost. The [[military junta]] of Argentina, on the other hand, was left humiliated by the defeat; and its leader [[Leopoldo Galtieri]] was deposed three days after the end of the war. A military investigation known as the Rattenbach Report even recommended his execution.
* [[Arab–Israeli conflict]] (early 20th century – present)
** [[1982 Lebanon War]] – the [[Politics of Israel|Government of Israel]] ordered the invasion as a response to the assassination attempt against Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom, [[Shlomo Argov]], by the [[Abu Nidal Organization]] and due to the constant terror attacks on northern Israel made by the terrorist organizations which resided in Lebanon. After attacking the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]], as well as [[Syria]]n, leftist and [[Muslim]] [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] forces, Israel occupied southern Lebanon and eventually surrounded the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]] in west [[Beirut]] and subjected to heavy bombardment, they negotiated passage from Lebanon.
** In October 1985 eight Israeli [[F-15 Eagles]] carried out [[Operation Wooden Leg]] intending to bomb the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]]'s new headquarters in [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]], more than 2,000&nbsp;km from Israel. The attack was later condemned by the [[United Nations Security Council]]. The United States is thought to have assisted or known of the attack.
* The [[Iran–Iraq War]] took place from 1980 to 1988. [[Iraq]] was accused of using illegal [[chemical weapons]] to kill [[Iran]]ian forces and against its own dissident [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] populations. Both sides suffered enormous casualties, but the poorly equipped Iranian armies suffered worse for it, being forced to use soldiers as young as 15 in human-wave attacks. Iran finally agreed to an armistice in 1988.
* The United States launched an [[1986 United States bombing of Libya|aerial bombardment of Libya]] in 1986 in retaliation for Libyan support of terrorism and attacks on US personnel in Germany and Turkey.
* The [[South African Border War]] between South Africa and the alliance of [[Angola]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zambia]] ended in 1989, ending over thirty years of conflict.
* The United States engaged in significant direct and indirect conflict in the decade via alliances with various groups in a number of Central and South American countries claiming that the US was acting to oppose the spread of [[communism]] and end illicit drug trade.
** The US government supported the government of [[Colombian conflict|Colombia's attempts]] to destroy its large illicit [[cocaine]]-trafficking industry and provided support for right-wing military government in the [[Salvadoran civil war]] which became controversial after the [[El Mozote massacre]] on 11 December 1981, in which US trained Salvadoran paramilitaries killed 1000 Salvadoran civilians.
** The United States, along with members of the [[Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States]], [[Invasion of Grenada|invaded]] [[Grenada]] in 1983.
** The [[Iran–Contra affair]] erupted which involved US interventionism supporting the [[Contras]] in [[Nicaragua]], resulting in members of the US government being indicted in 1986.
** US [[United States invasion of Panama|military action]] began against [[Panama]] in December 1989 to overthrow its dictator, [[Manuel Noriega]] resulting in 3,500 civilian casualties and the restoration of democratic rule.
* [[Battle of Cuito Cuanavale]] took place as part of the [[Angolan Civil War]] and [[South African Border War]] from 1987 to 1988. The battle involved the largest fighting in Africa since World War II between military forces from [[Angola]], [[Cuba]] (expeditionary forces) and [[Namibia]] versus military forces from South Africa and the dissident Angolan [[UNITA]] organization.
* The [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] between [[Azerbaijan]] and the [[Armenia]] started in 1988 and ended in 1994.
* The [[United States invasion of Panama]] in December 1989 led to the deposition of [[Manuel Noriega]].

====Civil wars and guerrilla wars====
The most notable internal conflicts of the decade include:
* The [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] occurred in the People's Republic of China in 1989, in which pro-democracy protesters demanded political reform. The protests were crushed by the People's Liberation Army.
* The [[First Intifada]] (First Uprising) in the [[Gaza Strip]] and [[West Bank]] began in 1987 when Palestinian Arabs mounted large-scale protests against the Israeli military presence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, largely inhabited by Palestinians. The First Intifada would continue until peace negotiations began between the [[Palestinian Liberation Organization]] (PLO) and the Israeli government in 1993.
* [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975–1990) – Throughout the decade, Lebanon was engulfed in civil war between Islamic and Christian factions.
* The [[Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front]] began a violent campaign for independence in [[New Caledonia]].
* [[Greenpeace]]'s attempts to monitor [[French nuclear testing]] on [[Mururoa]] were halted by the [[Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior|sinking]] of the ''[[Rainbow Warrior (1978)|Rainbow Warrior]]''.
* The [[Second Sudanese Civil War]] erupts in 1983 between the [[Muslim]] government of [[Sudan]] in the north and non-Muslim rebel secessionists in [[South Sudan|Southern Sudan]]. The conflict continues through the present day [[Darfur genocide]].
* [[1986 Egyptian conscripts riot]]: On 25 February 1986 around 25,000 conscripts of the [[Central Security Forces|Central Security Forces (CSF)]], an Egyptian paramilitary force, staged violent protests in and around Cairo, due to the rumour that their three-year mandatory service would be prolonged by one additional year without any additional benefits or rank promotion. It was suppressed by the [[Egyptian Army|army]].
* [[Internal conflict in Peru]]: The communist [[Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement]] starts its fight against the Peruvian state in 1980, that would continue until the end of the 1990s.
* [[Haiti]]an [[dictator]] [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]] was overthrown by a popular [[Anti-Duvalier protest movement|uprising]] on 6 February 1986.
* [[The Troubles]] in [[Northern Ireland]] continued.
* [[Ethiopian Civil War]] (1974–1991)
* [[Angolan Civil War]] (1975–2002)
* [[Ugandan Bush War]] (1980–1986)
* [[Sri Lankan Civil War]] (1983–2009)