1920 Martial law in Ireland.
1926 Martial law in Britain because of the general strike
1926 British prime minister Stanley Baldwin ends the martial law that had been declared due to general strike
1946 Martial law in Vietnam
1952 Martial law in Kenya due to Mau Mau uprising.
1957 President Sukarno declares martial law in Indonesia.
1959 Martial law declared in Laos.
1961 American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.
1964 South Korean President Park Chung Hee declares martial law in Seoul, after 10,000 student demonstrators overpower poli
1965 Martial law is announced in Rhodesia. The UN General Assembly accepts British intent to use force against Rhodesia if necessary with a vote of 82-9.
1966 Fidel Castro delcares martial law in Cuba because of a possible U.S. attack.
1972 Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1081 placing the entire country under martial law.
1978 General Rahimuddin Khan assumes the post of Martial Law Governor of Balochistan.
1983 The government of Poland announces end of martial law and amnesty for political prisoners.