This is a list of events relating to politics in 1971.
Events January January 1 - British law makes "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" sole grounds for divorce January 4 - US President Nixon warns Soviet submarines to keep away from Cuba January 7 - Long hair is ruled legal in the USSR January 15 - The Aswan Dam, constructed with Soviet support, is opened in Egypt January 18 - American Presidential candidate George McGovern pledges to withdraw all US troops from Vietnam if elected January 22 - The Commonwealth Conference in Singapore ends with disagreement over UK arms sales to South Africa January 25 - President Milton Obete of Uganda overthrown in a coup led by his army commander, Idi Amin January 27 - The Angry Brigade claim responsible for a string of bomb attacks in London January 28 - Idi Amin bans all political activity but releases 55 political prisoners
February
February 22 - Hafez al-Assad becomes president of Syria
March
March 30 - Establishment of the Congressional Black Caucus in the US
Births
Halil Mutlu, Turkish American physician and political lobbyist January 9 - Joost Eerdmans, Dutch politician and co-founder of the party JA21 June 10 - Bobby Jindal, American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016 June 28 - Elon Musk, South African businessman active in promoting far-right politics July 21 - Mark Preston, American journalist for CNN December 3 - Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian politician currently serving as Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of International Development December 22 - Bård Vegar Solhjell, former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party December 28 - Ana Navarro, Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator References