Editing 1965 in politics (section)

=== April ===

* April 9 - The West German parliament extends the [[statute of limitations]] on [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[war crime]]s.
* April 17 - The first [[Students for a Democratic Society]] march against the Vietnam War draws 25,000 protestors to Washington, D.C.
* April 24 - The [[1965 Yerevan demonstrations]] start in Yerevan, demanding recognition of the [[Armenian genocide]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Beyond invisible walls : the psychological legacy of Soviet trauma, East European therapists, and their patients|date=2001|publisher=Brunner-Routledge |editor1=Lindy, Jacob D. |editor2=Lifton, Robert Jay |isbn=1-58391-318-1|location=Philadelphia, PA|oclc=47136551}}</ref>
* April 24 - In the [[Dominican Republic]], officers and civilians loyal to deposed President [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]] against the right-wing junta running the country, setting up a [[provisional government]]. Forces loyal to the deposed military-imposed government stage a countercoup the next day, and [[Dominican Civil War|civil war]] breaks out
* April 28 - [[American occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965–66)|U.S. troops occupy the Dominican Republic.]]
* April 29 - [[Australia]] announces that it is sending an [[infantry]] battalion to support the [[South Vietnam]] government.