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3 October 1975 |
Japan-USA Emperor Hirohito places a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier ery, |
Japanese Emperor Hirohito places a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, one day after visiting the White House and calling World War II “that most unfortunate war which I deeply deplore.”
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19 February 1976 |
President Ford says the internment of Japanese Americans was “wrong” |
President Ford says the internment of Japanese Americans was “wrong” and officially revokes President Franklin Roosevelt’s exclusion order.
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9 May 1976 |
FBI apologizes to American people |
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley apologizes to the American people for the bureau’s abuses of power under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
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25 June 1976 |
Missouri and the expulsion of Mormons |
Missouri Governor Kitt Bond issues an executive order to rescind and express regret for an 1838 order by the Missouri Governor that called for the extermination or expulsion of Mormons.
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1977 |
Spain grants an amnesty to Gen Franco's collaborators |
Two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, Spain grants an amnesty to his collaborators in order to help the divided nation heal and to facilitate the transition to democracy.
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21 January 1977 |
President Carter pardons Americans who resisted military draft. |
President Jimmy Carter issues an amnesty for thousands of Americans who resisted military conscription during the Vietnam War.
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10 April 1979 |
Egypt rejects a demand by Israel to apologize |
Egypt rejects a demand by Israel to apologize for offering to aide Syria.
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September 1980 |
Iran-USA Iran drops demand that the U.S. apologize |
Iran drops its demand that the U.S. apologize for past policies towards Iran, as a precondition for resolving the hostage crisis.
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19 September 1980 |
USA-Iran USA release of American hostages |
President Carter refuses to apologize to Iran in order to secure the release of American hostages
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30 October 1981 |
Soviet Union-Sweden Soviet Union conveys “unreserved formal regrets” |
The Soviet ambassador to Sweden conveys “unreserved formal regrets” to the Swedish foreign minister over a Soviet submarine that ran aground in Swedish territorial waters
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1 November 1981 |
Sweden says that the Soviet apology insufficient |
Sweden says that the Soviet apology regarding the stranded submarine is insufficient, but the submarine and its crew are released.
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June 1983 |
The USA-Japanese compensation to interned Japanese Americans |
The U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians recommends that Congress pass legislation providing an official apology and compensation to interned Japanese Americans.
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25 June 1983 |
The USA-Marshall Islands sign a compact |
The U.S. and the Marshall Islands sign a compact under which the U.S. will establish the Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal to grant compensation for injury resulting from nuclear testing in the 1950s.
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August 1983 |
The United- France apology for escape of Nazi war criminal to Bolivia |
The United States formally apologizes to France for having helped Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie escape to Bolivia to avoid prosecution after World War II.
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3 September 1983 |
South Korea- Soviet Union demands Soviet Union apologize for flight 007 |
South Korea demands that the Soviet Union apologize and provide reparations for shooting down Korean Air Lines flight 007 on September 1, killing all 240 passengers and 29 crew members on board.
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26 October 1983 |
USA -Britain U.S. invasion of Grenada. |
Ronald Reagan apologizes to Margaret Thatcher for not warning her in advance of the U.S. invasion of Grenada.
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17 July 1984 |
Jesse Jackson asks Jews for forgiveness for insensitive remarks |
At the U.S. Democratic National Convention, Jesse Jackson asks Jews for forgiveness for insensitive remarks.
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7 September 1984 |
Japan-South Korea World War II |
Alluding to World War II, Japanese Emperor Hirohito tells the visiting South Korean President that “it is regrettable that there was an unfortunate period in this century.”
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8 May 1985 |
West German President stresses the importance of remembering, guilt |
In a speech to Parliament, West German President Richard von Weizsacker stresses the importance of remembering, guilt, and reconciliation.
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August 1985 |
U.S., Rev. Jerry Falwell apologizes to Desmond Tutu |
In the U.S., the Rev. Jerry Falwell apologizes for having called Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa a “phony.”
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23 October 1985 |
Japan-United Nations Apology for world War II |
In an address to the United Nations, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone apologizes for Japan’s role in World War II.
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18 November 1985 |
Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode apologizes for the Move disaster |
Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode apologizes for the Move disaster that left 11 people dead, 61 houses destroyed by fire, and 250 people homeless.
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1986 |
Massachusettspasses the first law in the U.S to protect apologies |
Massachusetts passes the first law in the U.S. to protect apologies from legal proceedings, such that an expression of sympathy cannot be regarded as admitting liability.
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17 August 1986 |
The United Church of Canada- Canada’s native peoples Official apology |
The United Church of Canada officially apologizes to Canada’s native peoples for past wrongs inflicted by the church.
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3 October 1986 |
Japan- USA Ethnic minorities in the U.S. |
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone apologizes for making offensive remarks about ethnic minorities in the U.S.
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