Editing 1965 in politics (section)

=== February ===
*February 18 - [[The Gambia]] becomes independent from the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gambia's Independence Day|url=http://www.accessgambia.com/information/independence-day.html|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.accessgambia.com}}</ref>
*February 21 -  African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist [[Malcolm X]] is assassinated in New York City.
*February 23 - [[Herberts Cukurs]], a Latvian aviator, mass murderer and former Nazi collaborator is unofficially executed by [[Mossad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-21|title=How a Mossad Agent and a Band of Survivors Hunted Down the Butcher of Latvia|url=https://crimereads.com/how-a-mossad-agent-and-a-band-of-survivors-hunted-down-the-butcher-of-latvia/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=CrimeReads|language=en-US}}</ref>