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The Washington Summit of 1973 was a Cold War -era meeting between United States president Richard Nixon, United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Alexei Kosygin that took place June 18–25. [1]
The 1981 Philippine presidential election and national referendum was held on June 16, 1981. President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) defeated retired general and World War II veteran Alejo Santos of the Nacionalista Party in a landslide victory. Most opposition parties boycotted the election as a sign of protest over ...
v. t. e. On October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew (a Republican) was forced to resign following a controversy over his personal taxes. Under the terms of the 25th Amendment, a vice presidential vacancy is filled when the president nominates a candidate who is confirmed by both houses of Congress. President Richard Nixon (a Republican ...
Presidential elections were due to be held in Cyprus on 18 February 1973. [1] However, as incumbent President Makarios III was the only candidate, the elections were not held and Makarios III was automatically declared the winner. [2] A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place. Rauf Denktaş stood unopposed and was elected.
Elected President. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. RI. Presidential elections were held in France in 1974, following the death of President Georges Pompidou. They went to a second round, and were won by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing by a margin of 1.6%. It is to date the closest presidential election in French history.
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 10 April 1973. [1] Ephraim Katzir was elected to the position in a secret ballot. Katzir's first term began on the day of the election. It would be characterized by the Yom Kippur War that took place later in that year.
Conway. v. t. e. The 1976 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the wider 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College . Arkansas overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic Party, former governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter and ...
