List of Years of Lead
- Years of lead (Brazil) (anos de chumbo), from 1968 to 1974
- Years of lead (Italy) (anni di piombo), terrorism, later 1960s-later 1980s
- Years of lead (Morocco) (سنوات الرصاص Sanawāt ar-Ruṣāṣ/années de plomb), government violence, 1960s-1980s
- Years of lead (Argentina) (años de plomo), c. 1970 to 1983
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