1973 in politics
Appearance
See also: 1972 in politics, other events of 1973, 1974 in politics, list of years in politics.
- August - Sixpence withdrawn from general use in the UK marking the end of the decimalisation period.
- 24 September – Portuguese Guinea proclaims independence from Portugal as Guinea-Bissau.[1]
- 18 October - Trygve Bratteli replaces Lars Korvald as prime minister of Norway.[2]
- 18 December - Prime minister Anker Jørgensen of Denmark resigns and is replaced with Poul Hartling.[3]