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- Sacrosanctum ConciliumCatholic Constitution on the Liturgy
- Saddam Hussein statue destruction2003 Iraqi political event
- Saddam Hussein's novelsList of novels authored by Saddam Hussein
- SaddamismBa'athist political ideology of Saddam Hussein
- Safavid invasions of Basra1624–29 Safavid campaigns in Iraq
- Sahrawi Trade UnionSahrawi Trade Union, also known as UGTSARIO, (Spanish abbreviation for Union General de Tr
- Saint James Church massacre1993 mass killing by militants in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa
- Sajida TalfahFirst wife of Saddam Hussein
- Salih Zeki ÇolakSalih Zeki Çolak (born 20 July 1954) is a Turkish retired Army general who served as the 4
- Salman of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia since 2015
- Salvadoran Civil War1979–1992 conflict in El Salvador
- Salvatore MancusoSalvatore Mancuso Gómez, also known as "el Mono Mancuso", "Santander Lozada" or "Triple Ce
- Samahang Demokratiko ng KabataanThe Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan (Association of Democratic Youth), better known simpl
- Sammy WardSamuel Ward (c. 1963 – 31 October 1992) was the leader of the Irish People's Liberation Or
- Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
- Saudi conquest of Hail1921 Saudi military campaign
- Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil warOn 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and N
- Saur Revolution1978 military coup in Afghanistan
- Scott Peterson (writer)Scott Daniel Peterson (born c. 1966) is an American author and journalist. He graduated fr
- Scottish Court in the NetherlandsThe Scottish court in the Netherlands was a special sitting of the High Court of Justiciar
- Scottish republicanismMovement to make Scotland a republic
- Second Afar insurgencyThe Second Afar insurgency was an insurgency in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and the Southe
- Second cabinet of Mirko MarjanovićThe Second cabinet of Mirko Marjanović was elected on 24 March 1998, by the parliament of
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
- Second East Turkestan Republic1944–1946 breakaway state in China
- Second Intifada2000–2005 Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation
- Second Ivorian Civil WarCivil War in Ivory Coast from November 2010 to April 2011
- Second Liberian Civil War1999–2003 war in West Africa
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarConflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (2020)
- Second Sudanese Civil War1983–2005 war for South Sudanese independence
- Second Syrian RepublicSyrian state from 1950 to 1963
- Second term of the presidency of Ferdinand MarcosPhilippine political event
- Second Vatican CouncilMost recent Catholic ecumenical council (1962-1965)
- Second Wael al-Halqi governmentThe second Wael al-Halqi government was the fifth Syrian government formed during the pres
- Security Branch (South Africa)State intelligence agency, 1947 to 1991
- Sedane Ag HitaSedane Ag Hita, also known as Abou Abdelhakim al-Kidali, is a Malian jihadist who is curre
- Selected Works of Mao Tse-TungFive volume collection of the written works of Mao Zedong
- Selma to Montgomery marches1965 nonviolent protests for African-American voting rights in Alabama, United States
- Selma to Montgomery National Historic TrailThe Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail is a 54-mile (87 km) National Historic Tra
- Sergio Peña SolísSergio Peña Solís (born 25 January 1973) is a Mexican suspected drug lord and a former lea
- Servando Gómez MartínezServando Gómez Martínez (born February 6, 1966), commonly referred to by his alias La Tuta
- Seva GunitskySeva Gunitsky is an American political scientist. He is an associate professor of politica
- Seven Thousand Cadres Conference1962 Chinese Communist Party meeting
- Shadow Minister for EmploymentThe office of Shadow Minister for Employment is a position on the United Kingdom's Officia
- ShanshanFormer kingdom in central Asia
- Sharpeville massacre1960 South African Police killing of protestors
- Sheikh Ahmed Salim SwedanSheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (9 April 1960/1969 – 1 January 2009) was a fugitive wanted in th
- Shell House massacre1994 mass shooting at the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Shenzhou 52003 first human spaceflight mission of China
- Shirenzigou cultureIron Age archaeological culture near the Tarim Basin
- Shuidiao GetouShuidiao Getou (traditional Chinese: 水調歌頭; simplified Chinese: 水调歌头; pinyin: Shuǐdiào Gētó
- Shule KingdomAncient Iranian oasis kingdom in contemporary China
- Shwe Kokko OffensiveThe Shwe Kokko Offensive was a failed offensive by Karen EAOs and the People's Defense For
- Siege of Aden (1513)1513 Portuguese siege in Yemen
- Siege of BahrainThe siege of Bahrain of 1559 occurred when forces of the Ottoman Empire, commanded by the
- Siege of Calicut (1526)The siege of Calicut occurred in 1526, when the Zamorin, the local Indian ruler, captured
- Siege of Ceuta (1419)The siege of Ceuta of 1419 (sometimes reported as 1418) was fought between the besieging f
- Siege of Daman (1638–1639)Portuguese victory over the Mughals in India
- Siege of Mangalore (1571)Following the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire after their defeat at the Battle of Talik
- Siege of Marawi2017 conflict between the Philippine government and the Maute Group
- Siege of Mazagan (1769)The siege of Mazagan of 1769 was the last engagement between Morocco and the Portuguese in
- Siege of Qatif (1551)The siege of Qatif was a military confrontation between the Portuguese Empire and the Otto
- Siege of SarajevoSiege during the Bosnian War (1992–1996)
- Siege of the Luhansk Border BaseThe siege of the Luhansk Border Base was a two-day-long standoff at a Ukrainian border bas
- Sierra Leone Civil War1991–2002 war in West Africa
- Sihanouk TrailMilitary supply route in Cambodia
- Singing RevolutionBaltic independence movements (1987–1991)
- Sinicization of TibetForced assimilation by China
- Siniora PlanThe Siniora Plan was the unofficial name of the 7-point truce plan for the 2006 Lebanon Wa
- Sino-British Joint Declaration1984 treaty on the transfer of Hong Kong
- Sino-Indian War1962 war between China and India
- Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration1987 treaty on the administration of Macau
- Sino-Soviet border conflictUndeclared conflict between China and the Soviet Union
- Sino-Soviet splitConflict between communist blocs
- Sino-Vietnamese WarWar between China and Vietnam in 1979
- SISMIServizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare (abbreviated SISMI, Military Intellig
- Sister republicClient state of France during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Siswondo ParmanLieutenant General Siswondo Parman (4 August 1918 – 1 October 1965) or more popularly know
- Six-Day War1967 war between Israel and Arab states
- SLOMRSLOMR (Romanian language acronym for Sindicatul Liber al Oamenilor Muncii din România - Fr
- Smashing the Gang of FourOctober 1976 coup d'état in China
- Snowden disclosuresDisclosures of NSA and related global espionage
- Social Outburst (Chile)2019 civil unrest in Chile
- Socialist Education MovementChinese reform movement led by Mao Zedong
- Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaYugoslavia from 1945 to 1992
- Socialist Republic of RomaniaRomanian state from 1947 to 1989
- Society of Communist CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia, of all the East European countries, entered the postwar era with a relativ
- Solid NorthVoting bloc in the Philippines
- Somali Civil WarOngoing civil war in East Africa
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)Ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa
- SophiatownSuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Soskovets campaign strategyThe Soskovets campaign strategy refers to the strategy devised by Oleg Soskovets for Boris
- South African Arms DealThe Strategic Defence Package, popularly known as the Arms Deal, was a major defence procu
- South African Border War1966–1990 war between South Africa and PLAN
- South African Council of ChurchesInterdenominational forum in South Africa
- South African Defence ForceMilitary of South Africa from 1957 to 1994
- South African Geographical Names CouncilThe South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) is the official government body of So
- South African Indian CongressSouth African organisation
- South African Medical ServiceThe South African Medical Service (SAMS) was a branch of the South African Defence Force (
- South African military ranksThe South African National Defence Force's rank system is largely based on the British sys
- South African PoliceLaw enforcement agency from 1913 to 1994
- South Sudan Liberation MovementThe South Sudan Liberation Movement (SSLM) is an armed group that operates in the Upper Ni
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2018 conflict in South Sudan
- South Sudanese nationality lawSouth Sudanese nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of South Sudan, as amended
- South VietnamCountry in Southeast Asia (1955–1975)
- South West AfricaSouth African territory from 1915 to 1990
- South–North Water Transfer ProjectInterlinking of major Chinese rivers
- Southeast Asia Treaty OrganizationCollective defense organization (1955–1977)
- Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceAfrican-American civil rights organization
- Southern Transitional CouncilPolitical organisation in Yemen
- Southern VietnamOne of the three geographical regions in Vietnam
- Soviet artSoviet art is the visual art style produced after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and durin
- Soviet Central AsiaSection of Central Asia formerly controlled by the Soviet Union
- Soviet Civil Administration1945–1948 government in northern Korea
- Soviet famine of 1946–1947The Soviet famine of 1946–1947 was a major famine in the Soviet Union. It was also the las
- Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states covers the period from the Soviet–Baltic mutual
- Soviet–Afghan War1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
- SovRomThe SovRoms (plural of SovRom) were economic enterprises established in Romania following
- Soweto uprising1976 student-led anti-apartheid protests in South Africa
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster1986 breakup of American orbiter
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster2003 American spaceflight accident
- Spanish pesetaCurrency of Spain from 1868 to 2002
- Spanish SaharaFormer Spanish colony and province
- Spanish transition to democracyPeriod of Spanish history (1975–1982)
- Spark AllianceSpark Alliance (also known as Spark Alliance HK) is an organisation which finances bail pa
- Special economic zones of ChinaIn the People's Republic of China, a special economic zone (SEZ; Chinese: 经济特区; pinyin: jī
- Spillover of the Syrian Civil WarFollowing the outbreak of the protests of Syrian revolution during the Arab Spring in 2011
- Srebrenica massacre1995 genocidal killing of Bosniak men
- SS Atlantic ConveyorAtlantic Conveyor was a British merchant navy ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requ
- Stan StorimansStanislaus Norbertus Ida Maria Storimans (8 January 1969 – 12 August 2008) was a Dutch pho
- Stand in the Schoolhouse Door1963 protest against racial integration of schools in Alabama
- StasiEast German intelligence agency and secret police
- State Security CouncilDefunct South African government body
- Steve Schneider (Branch Davidian)Steven Emil Schneider (October 16, 1949 – April 19, 1993) was an American Branch Davidian
- Stolen GenerationsIndigenous Australian children forcibly acculturated into White Australian society
- Stonehill scandalBribery scandal in the Philippines
- Stonewall riots1969 LGBTQ uprising in the US
- Strategic competitionStrategic competition is a commitment within an organization or polity to make a very larg
- Strategic victoryA strategic victory is a victory that brings long-term advantage to the victor and disturb
- Strathclyde PoliceStrathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council a
- Strike Hard Against Crime Campaign (1983)Chinese anti-crime campaign
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeActivist organization during the civil rights movement
- Su BengTaiwanese historian
- Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the
- Sudanese revolution2018–2019 protests and political upheaval
- Suez Crisis1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
- Sufan movementChinese political campaign under Mao Zedong
- Sullivan principlesCorporate codes of conduct
- Sunday EhinderoSunday Gabriel Ehindero was the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force from 2005 to
- Sunshine PolicyTheoretical basis for South Korea's foreign policy towards North Korea
- Supreme Commander for the Allied PowersHead of the Allied occupation of Japan
- Supreme Soviet of RussiaSupreme government institution of Russian SFSR
- Supyan AbdullayevSupyan Abdullaev (Russian: Супьян Абдуллаев; 8 November 1956 – 28 March 2011) was the vice
- Sustainable Development GoalsUnited Nations goals for people for 2030
- Sutoyo SiswomiharjoMajor General Sutoyo Siswomiharjo (28 August 1922 – 1 October 1965) was an Indonesian gene
- Swachh Bharat MissionIndian campaign to eliminate open defecation
- Swinging Radio EnglandSwinging Radio England ("SRE") was a top 40 offshore commercial station billed as the "Wor
- Swinging SixtiesYouth-driven cultural revolution centred in London in the 1960s