In late December 1978, Vietnamese forces launched a full invasion of Cambodia, capturing Phnom Penh on January 7, 1979 and driving the remnants of Democratic Kampuchea's army westward toward Thailand.

Thomas Turner wrote in the late 1990s that .. ' ajor acts of violence, such as the killings that followed the ' Kasongo uprising ' in Bandundu Region in 1978, the killings of diamond miners in Kasai-Oriental Region in 1979, and, more recently, the massacre of students in Lubumbashi in 1990, continued to intimidate the population.

This is a variant of fulist, which originated before late 1978, according to comments by its author, Theo Alkema.

* Grandchildren: Alexander ( b. March 1974 ), Kindra ( b. May 1976 ), Camberley ( b. June 1978 ), and Francis ( b. February 1981 ), Michael & Barbara Crick's children ; Mark & Nicholas, the late Jacqueline and Christopher Nichols ' children.

Henry Saperstein, who sold the theatrical rights to Bob Conn Enterprises, also released the film to television in late 1978, this time under the title Terror of Mechagodzilla.

However, in late 1978, with the release of her album Love Tracks, she climbed the pop charts again because of her song " I Will Survive ".

Interestingly, " I Will Survive " was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978.

Some disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic ; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single " I Feel Love " from 1977, Cerrone's Supernature ( 1977 ), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-pop productions from their self-titled album ( 1978 ), Solid State Survivor ( 1979 ), and several early 1980s disco-pop productions by the Hi-NRG group Lime.

The wars since 1978 have limited the city's economic productivity but after the establishment of the Karzai administration in late 2001 some progress has been made.

Also strong in the late 70s ( and continuing through the mid 80s ) was the rivalry against the California Angels, particularly in the fights for the American League West pennant in 1978, ' 79, ' 82, ' 84 and ' 85.

Government opposition to Trade unionism in the United Kingdom was a major factor in economic crises during the 1960s and in particular the 1970s, culminating some would argue in the Winter of Discontent of late 1978 and early 1979, when a significant percentage of the nation's public sector workers went on strike.

However, the party split in two over the decision in late 1978, with a new National Party forming and becoming independent, holding three seats in the Western Australian lower house, while the National Country Party remained in coalition and also held three seats.

In late 1978, a rumour swept the country that Khomeini's face could be seen in the full moon.

However, the circle closed in the late 1970s when The Sandbaggers ( 1978 – 80 ) presented the grit and bureaucracy of espionage.

In parallel with Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley formed a more experimental and post-punk band, The Tiller Boys, along with Eric Random and Francis Cookson, while Steve Garvey joined The Teardrops in 1978, along with The Fall's Tony Friel and Karl Burns ; both bands were releasing material in late 1970s and broke up at the same time as Buzzcocks.

In parallel with but independent of the work at Xerox PARC, Hewlett Packard developed and released in late 1978 the first commercial WYSIWYG software application for producing overhead slides or what today are called presentation graphics.

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This ran until 1979, when Andy Rooney, whose commentaries were already alternating with the debate segment since late 1978, replaced it.

The instrument's development picked up speed in late 1978 / early 1979, when NED created system upgrades, advanced capabilities, and unique sounds that were tailored to fit the needs of the product for the commercial music industry.

Production began in late October / November 1978, originally with the intention of just nine episodes being produced, to be used as mid-season filler.

In the late 1970s, Moore moved to Hollywood, where he had a supporting role in the hit film Foul Play ( 1978 ) with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase.

In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, Lichtenstein received major commissions for works in public places: the sculptures Lamp ( 1978 ) in St. Mary ’ s, Georgia ; Mermaid ( 1979 ) in Miami Beach ; the 26 feet tall Brushstrokes in Flight ( 1984, moved in 1998 ) at Port Columbus International Airport ; the five-storey high Mural with Blue Brushstrokes ( 1984 – 85 ) at the Equitable Center, New York ; and El Cap de Barcelona ( 1992 ) in Barcelona.

In late April 1978, the committee reported that Amin was purging his opponents, including Soviet loyalists, that his loyalty to Moscow was in question and that he was seeking diplomatic links with Pakistan and possibly the People's Republic of China ( which at the time had poor relations with the Soviet Union ).

Arcades catering to video games began to gain momentum in the late 1970s with games such as Space Invaders ( 1978 ) and Galaxian ( 1979 ) and became widespread in 1980 with Pac-Man, Centipede and others.

It quickly became popular overseas, particularly so in Britain, where the tradition lasted longer than in the US, occurring on primetime TV as late as 1978 ( The Black and White Minstrel Show ) and 1981.

This upset the United States greatly and contributed to there view that of Prince Sihanouk as a North Vietnamese sympathizer and a thorn on the United States. However, declassified documents indicate that, as late as March 1970, the Nixon administration was hoping to garner " friendly relations " with Sihanouk.

Some Vietnamese and Chinese minorities remain, particularly in the towns, but many left in two waves-after independence in the late 1940s and again after 1975.

Mikhail Gorbachev began reducing foreign aid to the communist bloc in the late 1980s, and this combined with the deaths of elderly Vietnamese leaders such as Le Duan brought about the gradual adoption of a relatively free market system similar to that of China.

Perot engaged in unauthorized back-channel discussions with Vietnamese officials in the late 1980s, which led to fractured relations between Perot and the Reagan and George H. W.

The alliances with Vietnamese gangs dated back in the late 1980s, and most Vietnamese gangsters were used as muscle, as they had potential to become extremely violent as needed.

Starting on March 29 to late April 1970 the South Vietnamese army and Cambodian government forced the PRG to flee deep into Cambodia.

Following the late 1970 attempted rescue operation at Son Tay prison camp, most of the POWs at the outlying camps were moved to Hoa Lo, so that the North Vietnamese had fewer camps to protect.

However, after the fall of Saigon and the American withdrawal from Vietnam in the late 1970s, a small group of Vietnamese refugees built a community in the area.

In the late 1970s and 1980s a significant Asian population ( primarily Vietnamese and Korean ) began to locate in the area.

A number emigrated to France in the late 1960s during the Vietnamese civil war.

The insurgency lasted from the Vietnamese infiltration in the 1950s until the late Khmer Rouge years.

During the late summer and fall of 1967 both South Vietnamese and U. S. intelligence agencies collected clues that indicated a significant shift in communist strategic planning.

To further enhance their political posture at the Paris talks, which opened on 13 May, the North Vietnamese opened the second phase of the General Offensive in late April.

During the Vietnam War of the late 1960s, one account alleges that a village headman in South Vietnam who cooperated in some way with the South Vietnamese Army or with U. S. soldiers might have been impaled by local Viet Cong as a form of punishment for alleged collaboration.

In late 1873 he was sent by Admiral Dupré, the governor of Cochinchina, to Tonkin, to resolve a dispute between the Vietnamese authorities and the French entrepreneur Jean Dupuis.

The term came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass departure of Vietnamese refugees from Communist-controlled Vietnam, following the Vietnam War.

Hong Kong adopted the " port of first asylum policy " in July 1979 and received over 100, 000 Vietnamese at the peak of emigration in the late 1980s.

By the late 1980s, Western Europe, the United States and Australia received fewer Vietnamese refugees.

In late May, at about the same time that the United States launched an air strike against the oil refinery at Kampong Saom, following the Mayagüez incident, Vietnamese forces seized the Cambodian island of Poulo Wai.

They celebrate Vietnamese New Year in late January or early February is also known as the beginning of Spring.

In late 1967 and in early 1968, Sihanouk signaled that he would raise no objection to hot pursuit of communist forces by South Vietnamese or by United States troops into Cambodian territory.

In 1930 Ho Chi Minh founded the Vietnamese Communist Party by unifying three smaller communist movements that had emerged in Tonkin, in Annam, and in Cochinchina during the late 1920s.

The Siamese Army was utilising war elephants armed with jingals up until the Franco-Siamese War of 1893, while the Vietnamese used them in battle as late as 1885, during the Sino-French War.