After the U.S. Senate votes that the election was marred by fraud, Philippine Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile resigns, seizes military headquarters and demands Marcos' resignation. Marcos and Aquino hold separate inaugurations February 25, but Marcos flees the country hours later. Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi said his adopted infant daughter had been killed in the raid, along with other civilians. 1986 Clouds of radiation waft across Europe after a reactor at the Soviet nuclear power plant Chernobyl catches fire in a partial meltdown. Moscow shrouds the accident in secrecy, but concedes a problem after radiation is detected in Sweden and elsewhere.
Soviet officials admit two deaths at the plant north of Kiev.
Within days, Moscow claims it has the accident under control. With the Iran-Contra scandal threatening President Reagan, Lt. Col. Oliver North is called before Congress December 9 to explain reports that the administration had traded arms to Iran to sponsor Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The former National Security Council staffer invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. Inc. A Time Warner Company All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.