1971 ⟶ Emergency Declared in Ceylon After Attacks
Dominion of Ceylon declared under emergency conditions after...
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🇲🇾 Second Malayan Emergency Begins
The Second Malayan Emergency begins.⟶
MalaysiaCommunist InsurgencyEmergencySoutheast AsiaCold WarGuerrilla Warfare
👤 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.⟶
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.⟶
Sri LankaCeylonEmergencyCommunist InsurgencyCold WarAsiaPoliticsInternal Conflict
🤝 Nixon Visits China
Nixon visits China, the first visit by a U.S. president since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.⟶
ChinaUSNixonDiplomacyCold WarInternational RelationsAsiaPoliticsPing Pong Diplomacy
💥 Viet Cong Offensive Repulsed
Viet Cong (also called the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, or NLF) goes to the offensive in South Vietnam, only to be repulsed by the South Vietnamese regime with major American air support.⟶
Vietnam WarViet CongSouth VietnamUSWarAsiaCold WarMilitaryConflict
🚩 Soviet Union Intervenes in Sri Lankan Communist Party Ban
Sri Lankan government bans all its major communist parties claiming they were involved in ethnic riots, Soviet Union intervenes to unban the parties.⟶
USSRSri LankaCommunismCold WarAsiaPoliticsForeign policyIntervention