On May 1, 1985 President Reagan announced that his administration perceived Nicaragua to be " an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States ," and declared a " national emergency " and a trade embargo against Nicaragua to " deal with that threat.

After a very heated national debate, legislation was passed in 1985 that gave women an equal right to decide what surname or surnames they and their children would use.

After al-Nimeiry was overthrown in 1985 the party did poorly in national elections but in 1989 it was able to overthrow the elected post-al-Nimeiry government with the help of the military.

He was made Under-Secretary of State for Social Security in 1985, before being promoted to become Minister of State in the same department in 1986, first attracting national media attention over cold weather payments to the elderly in January 1987, when Britain was in the depths of a severe winter.

The decision in 1985 to declare Lëtzebuergesch ( Luxembourgian ) the national language was also a step in the affirmation of the country ’ s independence.

The Mozambique Air Force ( Forca Aérea De Moçambique-FAM ) was part of the national army initially, and from 1985 to 1990 was known as the People's Liberation Air Force. The FPLM roundel is based on the Flag of Mozambique.

* 1985 – Arthur Scargill declares that the National Union of Mineworkers national executive voted to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Great Britain without any peace deal over pit closures.

Barred from film-making by prior anti-trust rulings, he acquired the struggling ABC television network in February 1953, leading it first to financial health, and eventually, in the mid-1970s, to first place in the national Nielsen ratings, before selling out to Capital Cities in 1985 ( Capital Cities would eventually sell out, in turn, to the Walt Disney organization in 1996 ).

In 1985 the population of Seoul constituted 23. 8 % of the national total.

The practice was first started by Giants players in 1985 but it did not gain much national prominence until this season.

Barry Switzer became the second head coach, after former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson, to win a college football national championship ( University of Oklahoma 1974, 1975, 1985 ) and a Super Bowl title.

This means, as the U. S. Dollar accounted for 80 percent in the Thai basket of currencies, the Thai Baht was also depreciated further-making Thailand's export even more competitive and making the country more attractive to Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ), especially from Japan whose national currency appreciated considerably since 1985.

He returned to The Australian and was its national affairs editor from 1985 to 1991, editor-in-chief from 1991 to 1996 and editor-at-large since 1996 to present.

* 1985: Chevalier ( Knight ) of the Ordre national du Mérite

One of the world's great beauties, her image was used to represent Marianne, the national symbol of France, from 1985 to 1989.

One of the most criticized measures of his administration was the pardon he granted on December 29, 1990, to Jorge Videla, Emilio Massera, Leopoldo Galtieri and other leaders of the 1976 – 83 dictatorship convicted in the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, and some guerrilla leaders as well, on the grounds of " national reconciliation ".

His initial tasks were threefold: to secure authority within the PNC and national government, to take the PNC through the December 1985 elections, and to revitalize the stagnant economy.

Despite its status as Belgium's national stadium, Heysel Stadium was in a poor state of repair by the time of the 1985 European Final.

In 1985, the group made national news when police dropped a bomb on the Osage house from a helicopter in an attempt to end an armed standoff.

They were almost viewed as a ' national redoubt ,' permitting the survival and rebuilding of forces if Belgium was again invaded .< ref > David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr, ' Armies of NATO's Central Front ,' Jane's Publishing Company, 1985, p. 59.

Míchel made his debut for the national team on 20 November 1985, against Austria, going on to appear in a further 65 internationals, with 21 goals scored ( only missed a callup due to injury ).

* Centre national des arts du cirque ( CNAC ), which is a Circus Arts Learning Centre created in 1985.

* Nevada City Storytelling Festival — Located at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center in nearby North Columbia the festival has attracted major national and regional storytellers since 1985.

Australia's national public Videotex service, Viatel, was launched by Telecom Australia on 28 February 1985.

* 1985 – The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

However, the problem is being addressed by community organizations and city government: Trees Atlanta, a non-profit organization founded in 1985, has planted and distributed over 75, 000 shade trees in the city, while Atlanta ’ s government has awarded $ 130, 000 in grants to neighborhood groups to plant trees.

1984 — The country's first coalition government, between Sir Thomas and Geoffrey Henry, is signed in the lead up to hosting regional Mini Games in 1985.

A fact finding mission of 1985 – sponsored by the International Human Rights Law Group and the Washington Office on Latin America, and carried out independently of any Nicaraguan government interference or direction-found that the contras with some frequency deliberately targeted Nicaraguan citizens in acts of terroristic violence.

After the Nicaraguan Revolution resulted in the overthrow and exile of the Somoza's government in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan Junta of National Reconstruction and was later elected president, serving from 1985 to 1990.

The 1985 crisis coincided with a default ( then called a " standstill ") on foreign debt by the apartheid government.

Guatemala's 1985 Constitution provides for a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

There were alleged coup plots against the Vieira government in 1983, 1985, and 1993.

Between 1983 and 1985, the government of Honduras — pumped up by massive infusions of external borrowing — had introduced expensive, high-tech infrastructure projects.

With encouragement from the United States Agency for International Development ( AID ), the Honduran government began to decentralize Cohdefor beginning in 1985.

The rate-capping rebellion was a campaign within English local councils in 1985 which aimed to force the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher to withdraw powers to restrict the spending of councils.

Hezbollah's 1985 manifesto listed its four main goals as " Israel's final departure from Lebanon as a prelude to its final obliteration ", ending " any imperialist power in Lebanon ", submission of the Phalangists to " just rule " and bringing them to trial for their crimes, and giving the people the chance to choose " with full freedom the system of government they want ", while not hiding its commitment to the rule of Islam.

In June 1981, the Army awarded AM General a contract for development of several more prototype vehicles to be delivered to the U. S. government for another series of tests, and the company was later awarded the initial production contract for 55, 000 HMMWVs to be delivered in 1985.

The advisory and consultative role of the government of Ireland in the government of Northern Ireland granted by the United Kingdom, that had begun with the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement, was maintained.

According to the American federal government statistics compiled by Mark Zandi, currently of " Moody's Economy. com ", back in 1985, the average inheritance was $ 39, 000.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, owned by the government until 1985, had dominated the communications industry until April 1985 BC., when new common carriers, including Daini Denden, were permitted to enter the field.

* 1985 – Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba ; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.

On 12 November 1985, former Army Commanding General Thomas Quiwonkpa invaded Liberia by way of neighboring Sierra Leone and almost succeeded in toppling the government of Samuel Doe.

* 1985 – The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines.

In November 1985, the Somare government lost another vote of no confidence, and the parliamentary majority elected Paias Wingti, at the head of a five-party coalition, as prime minister.

In 1985, Keating championed introduction of a broad-based consumption tax, similar to the goods and services tax ( GST ) of the Howard government.