The Southern African Development Community is a regional organisation of states in southern Africa, based in Gaborone, Botswana, that works to promote economic integration, development and political and security cooperation. It began in 1980 as a looser coordinating conference, the Southern African Development Coordination Conference, set up by the front-line states to reduce their dependence on apartheid South Africa. After the end of apartheid, it was reformed in 1992 as SADC and was joined by South Africa. It has sought to create a free trade area and has undertaken mediation in conflicts in the region, including in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
Before and after
- 1980First light of Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
- 1980Establishment of Darién National Park
- 1980Establishment of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
- 1980Establishment of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
- 1980Founding of Southern African Development Community
- c. 1980sRise of unification of Moldova and Romania
- 1980Rise of Haqqani network
- 1980Alvarez team proposes an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs
- 19801980 becomes the warmest year on record
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
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