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20/01/1980 Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics

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Americans boycott Summer Olympics in Moscow 1980

The United States of America engaged boycotting Summer Olympics in Moscow as a way of protesting against Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union and other countries later responded by not attending Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984.
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