2011 Event 2012 Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty withdraws from his campaign to win the Republican Party nomination 2005 Event Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation 1994 Event Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1982 Event Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM 1980 Event UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting 1979 Event China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam 1976 Event Spain withdraws from Western Sahara 1972 Event Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972 Event Pakistan withdraws from the British Commonwealth 1964 Event Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race 1962 Event Marin County withdraws from BART district 1962 Event San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area 1961 Event Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic 1961 Event South Africa withdraws from British Commonwealth 1959 Event Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact 1957 Event Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1956 Event Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact 1956 Event Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union 1950 Event ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraws 1949 Event Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth 1938 Event Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws 1937 Event Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1914 Event Belgian army withdraws to Antwerp 1863 Event General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg 1863 Event End of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws 1863 Event Battle of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws 1861 Event Louisiana delegation except Mr. Bouligny withdraws from Congress 1796 Event Last of Britain's troops withdraws from U.S.
