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* 11 August - Barefoot South African
runner Zola Budd, controversially
granted British citizenship earlier in
the year, collides with Mary Decker in
the 3000 meters final at the Olympics,
neither finishing as medallists.
* 16 August - John DeLorean is
acquitted of all eight charges of
possessing and distributing cocaine.
* 17 August - Peru recognizes the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* 21 August - Half a million people in
Manila demonstrate against the regime
of Ferdinand Marcos
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