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Ed Koch becomes mayor of New York. |
Menachem Begin becomes Prime Minister of Israel, replacing Yitzhak Rabin.
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| Morarji Randchhadji Desai becomes Prime Minister of India, replacing Indira Gandhi.
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| John Lynch leads the Fianna Fail Party back into power in the Republic of Ireland.
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Bophuthatswana becomes independent from South Africa.
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Jimmy Carter becomes the 39th U.S. President. | |