ATTENTAT CONTRE "GREENPEACE" A AUCKLAND EXPLOSION DE LEUR BATEAU

The Greenpeace organization's protest flagship, "Rainbow Warrior", was sunk in the port of Auckland, New Zealand, by an explosion which killed the ship's Dutch photographer. It is only two months later, in the middle of a growing political scandal, that the French government admitted to having staged the operation. Defense Minister Charles Hernu was forced to resign and the government suffered a serious blow to its credibility. (Photo by Tristan SIEGMANN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)