Category: United Nations

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Sub-Saharan Africa 1953: Mau Mau Uprising
Sub-Saharan Africa 1953
Mau Mau Uprising

By the early 1950s the failure of...

Asia Pacific 1954: First Indochina War
Asia Pacific 1954
First Indochina War

In Indochina, France had been...

East Asia 1955: End of Soviet Influence in China
East Asia 1955
End of Soviet Influence in China

The Korean War was effectively ended...

Eastern Mediterranean 1956: Suez Crisis
Eastern Mediterranean 1956
Suez Crisis

In July 1956 President Nasser of...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1957: Independence of Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa 1957
Independence of Ghana

Following World War II, the European...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: Congo Crisis
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
Congo Crisis

Belgium reluctantly granted its...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: UN Operation in the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
UN Operation in the Congo

United Nations forces arrived in the...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: French Withdrawal from Equatorial Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
French Withdrawal from Equatorial Africa

August 1960 was the high point in...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: Fall of Lumumba
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
Fall of Lumumba

Faced with revolts in Katanga and...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1961: Discord over the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa 1961
Discord over the Congo

The deposing and later assassination...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1961: UN Action Against Katanga
Sub-Saharan Africa 1961
UN Action Against Katanga

A major step towards defusing the...

North America 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
North America 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis

US–Cuban relations quickly...

South America 1962: Cold War reaches Latin America
South America 1962
Cold War reaches Latin America

Less than a month after the signing...

Australasia 1962: West New Guinea dispute
Australasia 1962
West New Guinea dispute

When the Netherlands recognized...

Northern Eurasia 1963: Height of the Cold War
Northern Eurasia 1963
Height of the Cold War

Although the Warsaw Pact was...

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