This Day in History
April 5
1945
Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
1956
Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
1971
In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
1976
In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.
1992
The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Suèiæ on the Vrbanja Bridge.
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