1973 in politics

These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 1973.

• August - Sixpence withdrawn from general use in the UK marking the end of the decimalisation period.
• 24 September - Portuguese Guinea proclaims independence from Portugal as Guinea-Bissau.^[1]
• 18 October - Trygve Bratteli replaces Lars Korvald as prime minister of Norway.^[2]
• 18 December - Prime minister Anker Jørgensen of Denmark resigns and is replaced with Poul Hartling.^[3]