1963 ⟶ Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins
Kim Philby, the leader of the Cambridge Five, defects to the...
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🕵️ Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying
Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet agent working in the Soviet embassy in Canada, defects and provides proof to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of a Soviet spy ring operating in Canada and the U.S. The revelations help change perceptions of the Soviet Union from an ally to a foe.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionSpyingCanadaUnited StatesCold WarIntelligenceEspionageDefection
🇩🇿 Algerian War of Independence Begins
The fight for independence in French Algeria begins.⟶
AlgeriaFranceDecolonizationWarCold WarAfricaIndependenceNationalism
☢️ USSR Resumes Atmospheric Nuclear Testing & Eritrean War Begins
The Soviet Union resumed testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. The Eritrean War of Independence begins.⟶
Nuclear TestsUSSRArms RaceCold WarEritreaWarDecolonizationAfrica
🕵️ Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins
Kim Philby, the leader of the Cambridge Five, defects to the Soviet Union from Beirut. The fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea begins.⟶
EspionageCold WarSoviet UnionDefectionCambridge FiveDecolonizationPortuguese GuineaAfrica
🔥 Mozambican War of Independence Erupts
The Mozambican War of Independence begins in Portuguese Mozambique.⟶
MozambiquePortugalColonialismIndependenceAfricaWar of IndependenceCold WarInsurgency
🪦 Kim Philby's Death in Moscow
Kim Philby (Harold Adrian Russell Philby), the high-ranking UK intelligence officer who defected to the Soviet Union, dies in Moscow.⟶
espionageintelligencedefectionSoviet UnionCold WarUKMI6KGB