Topic summary
May 1988
Extracted from the Wikipedia article 1988.
May
- May 8 – François Mitterrand is re-elected as President of France for 7 years.
- May 15 – Soviet–Afghan War: After more than 8 years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- May 16–18 – 1988 Gilgit massacre: A revolt by the Shias of Gilgit (in northern Pakistan) is ruthlessly suppressed by the Zia-ul Haq regime.
- May 27–29 – Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.
- May 29–June 3 – The Moscow Summit meeting between U.S.PresidentRonald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionMikhail Gorbachev takes place, where the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was finalized.