1960 ⟶ Congo Crisis Erupts
The Congo Crisis begins.
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1959
1960
1961
1986
🇱🇦 Laotian Civil War Begins
✊ Rwandan Revolution Begins
The Rwandan Revolution begins.⟶
AfricadecolonizationrevolutionRwandaethnic conflictindependenceHutuTutsi
⚔️ Congo Crisis Erupts
The Congo Crisis begins.⟶
AfricaCongoCivil WarDecolonizationCold WarProxy WarPoliticsViolenceIndependence
🔪 Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in the Congo
Patrice Lumumba, elected President of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) is assassinated with the support of the CIA in the context of the Congo crisis⟶
CongoLumumbaAssassinationCIACold WarAfricaCoupsPolitical Intrigue
🕊️ UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Killed
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash on his way to negotiate a ceasefire in Katanga amidst the Congo crisis⟶
UNCongo CrisisDecolonizationAfricaCold WarPeacekeepingInternational Relations
