1967 ⟶ ASEAN Formed

Bangkok Declaration is established to quell the communist th...
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✅ Malayan Insurgency Ends

Communist insurgents in Malaya are defeated.⟶
Malayan Insurgency Ends (1960)
AsiaMalayaInsurgencyCommunismAnti-CommunismSoutheast AsiaMilitaryConflictPolitics

💥 Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos

The Pathet Lao (communist) revolt in Laos begins.⟶
Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos (1960)
AsiaLaosCommunismCold WarInsurgencyConflictSoutheast AsiaMilitaryPolitics

☢️ China Detonates Third Nuclear Device

Communist China detonates a third nuclear device.⟶
Chinanuclear weaponsCold Warnuclear proliferationAsianuclear test

🤝 ASEAN Formed

Bangkok Declaration is established to quell the communist threat in Southeast Asia. This creates ASEAN.⟶
ASEAN Formed (1967)
ASEANSoutheast AsiaAlliancesPoliticsEconomicsCold WarRegionalismAsia

👤 Ho Chi Minh Dies

North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh dies. It was a significant and decisive event for both the Vietnam War and the Sino-Soviet border conflict.⟶
Ho Chi Minh Dies (1969)
Vietnam WarHo Chi MinhNorth VietnamAsiaCold WarPoliticsSino-Soviet Split

🚨 Emergency Declared in Ceylon After Attacks

Dominion of Ceylon declared under emergency conditions after communist People's Liberation Front attacks the American embassy.⟶
Emergency Declared in Ceylon After Attacks (1971)
Sri LankaCeylonEmergencyCommunist InsurgencyCold WarAsiaPoliticsInternal Conflict