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Events on Friday 13 April 2018 2
1932 – 2018Milos Forman (1932-2018)Died 13 April 2018, aged 86Czech-American film director who won Academy Awards for Best Director for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. He fled communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 and built his career in Hollywood. His films often explored themes of individuality against institutional control.
2018Armenian Velvet RevolutionMass protests force Serzh Sargsyan to resignWeeks of peaceful street protests led by opposition figure Nikol Pashinyan forced Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan to resign after he sought to extend his rule as prime minister. Pashinyan was subsequently elected prime minister by parliament. The bloodless transfer of power became known as the Velvet Revolution.