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| 1975 |
| | | The republic of Dahomey changes its name to one already famous in African history – Benin | |
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| 1975 |
| | | Yakubu Gowon, who united Nigeria after the Biafran war, is thrown out in a military coup | |
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| 1975 |
| | | The Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, become independent as the republic of Cape Verde | |
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| 1976 |
| | | In a daring raid on Entebbe airport, Israeli troops rescue hostages hijacked on a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris | |
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| 1977 |
| | | Anwar el-Sadat, the Egyptian president, travels to Jerusalem to propose a peace plan to the Israelis | |
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| 1978 |
| | | Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in the USA | |
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| 1978 |
| | | Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat share the Nobel Peace Prize | |
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| 1979 |
| | | Young officers, led by flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, take power in a coup in Ghana | |
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| 1982 |
| | | Senegal and the Gambia partially merge as Senegambia, in a confederation which lasts seven years | |
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| 1982 |
| | | Yasser Arafat and the PLO move to Tunisia, after being driven out of Lebanon by Israel | |
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