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1968, Jan. 16 | |
Large cuts in public expenditures were announced, including government plans for accelerated withdrawal of military forces east of Suez. | 1 |
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The Commonwealth Immigrants Act drastically restricted the immigration of Asians holding British citizenshipapplying chiefly to 200,000 Asians from Kenya being expelled by the Kenyan government. | 2 |
March 17 | |
A student demonstration held in London against the Vietnam War led to mob violence. | 3 |
The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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