WARS, CONFLICTS AND STRATEGY ON 25 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on October 25, 2019
1802: The series of battles between British and Marathas in second Anglo-Maratha War, were consequences of Peshwa Baji Rao II being defeated by the Holkar ruler of Indore, at the Battle of Poona, at Hadapsar, near Pune
http://www.indianetzone.com/42/battle_poona.htm
1860 : Sino-French treaty of Beijing
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/10220.html
1894: After crossing the Yalu River, the Japanese forces invade Manchuria
1944: First kamikaze attack of the war begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-kamikaze-attack-of-the-war-begins
1944: In the Battle of Cape Engano (Philippines), 4 Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_cape_engano.html
https://afatherswarstorynevertold.wordpress.com/tag/battle-of-cape-engano/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YurY6x250
1944: Battle of of Surigao Strait concludes by Japanese fleet defeat
http://ww2db.com/surigao/
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/articles/battleofsurigaostrait.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hawkeye7/Sandbox3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3sCYEVFRMI
1945: The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan’s surrender to general Chen Yi in the name of the Allies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocession_Day
1950: In the Korea War, some US advance units reach the Yalu River; there they come into contact with Chinese “volunteers” After hard fighting in which MacArthur’s units have to fall back, the Chinese retired and MacArthur continue his offensive
1951: In Panmunjom, peace talks concerning the Korean War resumed after 63 days
1951: San Francisco treaty, signed on September 8, is ratified by Japan
1958: The last Chinese troops leave North Korea
1970: President Nixon asks Pakistani President Yahya Khan to pass on a secret proposal to China: the U.S. wants to conduct high-level talks in Beijing, and promises it won’t enter into any anti-China alliance with the U.S.S.R.
1971: The United Nations seat the People’s Republic of China by 76 votes against 35 and 17 abstentions and expelled the Republic of China
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/oct-25-1971-peoples-republic-of-china-in-taiwan-out-at-un/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1025.html
1971: Belgium & China PR establish diplomatic relations
1972: Nixon suspends bombing of North Vietnam
1973: President Nixon vetoes the War Powers Resolution, which would limit presidential power to commit armed forces abroad without Congressional approval
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-vetoes-war-powers-resolution
2011: The US and North Korea fail to reach a deal on resuming international negotiations on the North’s nuclear programme, after two days of talks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15424869
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/10/20111025141612955851.html
2013: North Korea repatriates six South Korean citizens and a corpse at a heavily defended border crossing in a rare humanitarian gesture amid persistent tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul
Holidays and observances
Taiwan: Retrocession Day (1945)