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Significant world events* | The Ecumenical Movement | |
Europe
Death of Marshal Tito (Yugoslavia) Creation of "Solidarity" trade union in Poland Africa
South Asia and Middle East
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1980 | Melbourne World Mission (WM) Conference
Assassination of Archbishop Romero in El Salvador |
Europe
Greece joins EEC Riots in UK Americas
Africa
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1981 | |
Europe
Death of Brezhnev (USSR) Kohn forms governement in West Germany Americas
South Asia and Middle East
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1982 | Lima "Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry" conference |
Europe
Anti-nuclear protests against US forces stationed in Europe (Greenham Common) Americas
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1983 | Vancouver WCC Assembly |
Europe
Band Aid Africa
South Asia and Middle East
East Asia and Pacific
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1984 | |
Europe
Gorbachev comes to power in USSR Live Aid Anglo-Irish Agreement Africa
South Asia and Middle East
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1985 | Stavanger FOC meeting |
Europe
Chernobyl nuclear disaster Spain and Portugal join EEC Single European Act Americas
Africa
South Asia and Middle East
East Asia and the Pacific
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1986 | Larnaca meeting on diakonia |
Americas
US stock market crash South Asia and the Middle East
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1987 | |
Europe
Glasnost & perestroika in USSR Lockerbie aeroplane bombing Satanic Verses published Americas
South Asia and Middle East
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1988 | Start of Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women |
Europe
Democratic elections in USSR Collapse of Soviet Bloc Demolition of Berlin Wall Americas
South Asia and Middle East
East Asia and the Pacific
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1989 | San Antonio WM conference
Budapest FOC meeting |
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