1960 ⟶ Sukarno Criticizes the United Nations
Sukarno gives a speech in front of the fifteenth United Nati...
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🗣️ 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
👞 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
🤝 US Severes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
President Eisenhower severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.⟶
CubaUSDiplomacyCold WarPoliticsForeign Relations
🕊️ 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
🇮🇩 Soeharto Overthrows Sukarno in Indonesia
General Soeharto officially overthrows Sukarno and appointed as president of Indonesia. Indonesia switches sides from being friendly with Eastern Bloc countries such as the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Cuba during the Sukarno administration to becoming friends with western countries such as the United States during the Soeharto administration or New Order era. Foreign capital and investors began to enter Indonesia.⟶
IndonesiaCoupSoehartoSukarnoCold WarAnti-CommunismNew OrderUS InfluenceForeign Policy
🤝 US and East Germany Establish Diplomatic Relations
The United States and East Germany begin diplomatic relations.⟶
East GermanyUSDiplomacyCold WarGermanyInternational RelationsPoliticsDetente