1960 ⟶ Khrushchev Thumps Shoe at the UN
While addressing the United Nations, Soviet Leader Nikita Kh...
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🇷🇺 Khrushchev Ascends to Power in USSR
Nikita Khrushchev becomes leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His main rival, Lavrentiy Beria, is executed in December.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCommunist PartyPoliticsCold WarBeria
🗣️ Khrushchev's Secret Speech and De-Stalinization
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cult and its Consequences" at the closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress of the CPSU. The speech marks the beginning of the De-Stalinization.⟶
USSRDe-StalinizationKhrushchevCommunist PartyPolitical ReformEastern EuropeCold War
🇺🇸 Khrushchev's US Visit and Disneyland Denial
Khrushchev visits U.S. for 13 days, and is denied access to Disneyland. Instead, he visits SeaWorld (then known as Marineland of the Pacific).⟶
KhrushchevUSCold WarDiplomacyPoliticsTravelCulturePropaganda
👞 Khrushchev Thumps Shoe at the UN
While addressing the United Nations, Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev becomes agitated at criticisms of Soviet policies in eastern European. Khrushchev removes his shoe and thumps it on the lectern.⟶
USSRUNCold WarKhrushchevPoliticsDiplomacyInternational RelationsSymbolismEastern Europe
🗣️ Sukarno Criticizes the United Nations
Sukarno gives a speech in front of the fifteenth United Nations General Assembly titled "To Build The World Anew" in which he criticizes the United Nations for not being neutral and questions location of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States.⟶
IndonesiaUNCold WarPoliticsSukarnoDiplomacyInternational RelationsCriticism
⚰️ Death of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev dies.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCold WarPoliticsDe-StalinizationEastern Bloc