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Events relating to asia
Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima commits suicide in the traditional Samurai manner
Mujibur Rahman and his Awami League win on an independence platform in the election in East Pakistan
In the Pakistan election, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto wins a clear majority in West Pakistan
The outgoing Pakistan government, led by Yahya Khan, rejects the election result and sends troops to East Pakistan
Awami League leader Mujibur Rahman declares unilaterally that Bangladesh (East Pakistan) is an independent state
US and South Vietnamese troops cross the border to invade Laos
Indian sitar-player Ravi Shankar composes the first of his two concertos for sitar and orchestra
King Hussein, alarmed at the continuing power of Palestinian guerrillas within Jordan, expels the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
The arrest of Mujibur Rahman, together with brutal attempts at repression, turn resistance in East Pakistan into full-scale civil war
India intervenes in the Pakistan civil war on the side of East Pakistan, the future Bangladesh
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), expelled from Jordan, makes a new base in Lebanon
Pakistan surrenders to India within a month of Indian intervention in the war to suppress East Pakistan
With the end of the war between Pakistan and India, East Pakistan becomes independent as Bangladesh
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto takes over as president of Pakistan, now consisting only of its western half
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns from prison in West Pakistan to become prime minister of the newly independent state of Bangladesh
Eleven Israeli athletes are killed by Palestinian 'Black September' terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games
Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines, citing the danger of a Communist takeover
The Paris Peace Accords end the US combat role in Vietnam, with nothing achieved and millions dead
The last US troops leave Vietnam, ending American involvement in a continuing war between the north and south of the country
A military coup deposes Zahir Shah and brings to an end the hereditary monarchy in Afghanistan
Likud is formed in Israel as an alliance of right-wing parties
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
Arab oil-exporting countries cause an economic crisis by denying oil to western countries supporting Israel
A cease-fire brokered by the USA and UN brings the Yom Kippur War to and end after 18 days
More than 7000 life-size terracotta solders are unearthed at Xi'an, placed to guard the tomb of the third century BC Chinese emperor Shi Huangdi
