1960 ⟶ Malayan Insurgency Ends
Communist insurgents in Malaya are defeated.
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1948
1960
1961
🇨🇳 Chinese Civil War Resumes
Chinese Civil War resumed between Communist and Nationalist forces.⟶
ChinaCivil WarCommunismNationalismWarAsiaPoliticsMilitaryChinese Civil War
🇬🇧 Malayan Emergency Begins
A communist insurgency in Malaya begins against British and Commonwealth forces.⟶
MalayaColonialismInsurgencyWarAsiaBritish EmpireCold WarCommunism
✅ Malayan Insurgency Ends
Communist insurgents in Malaya are defeated.⟶
AsiaMalayaInsurgencyCommunismAnti-CommunismSoutheast AsiaMilitaryConflictPolitics
💥 Pathet Lao Revolt Begins in Laos
The Pathet Lao (communist) revolt in Laos begins.⟶
AsiaLaosCommunismCold WarInsurgencyConflictSoutheast AsiaMilitaryPolitics
🇻🇳 National Liberation Front Forms in South Vietnam
The National Liberation Front, a nationalist-communist insurgency, is formed in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamNLFViet CongInsurgencyCold WarAsiaCommunism
🇻🇳 US Deploys Military Advisors to South Vietnam
John F. Kennedy authorizes the deployment of 18,000 military advisors to support the struggle against communist insurgents in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamUSAsiaCold WarMilitaryInterventionCommunismSouth Vietnam