November 5, 1978 In Iran the worst anti-Shah demonstrations occur, culminating in the resignation of Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami.

November 6, 1962 The United Nations General Assembly passes an anti-apartheid resolution on South Africa, two years after the mass murder of black people in Johannesburg. In 1993 apartheid is formally abolished.

November 7, 1931 Mao Tse Tung proclaims the People’s Republic of China.

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