1961 ⟶ UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Killed
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash ...
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1960
1961
1977
⚔️ Congo Crisis Erupts
The Congo Crisis begins.⟶
AfricaCongoCivil WarDecolonizationCold WarProxy WarPoliticsViolenceIndependence
🗣️ 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
🕊️ 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
🇦🇴 Angolan Insurgency Against Portuguese Rule Begins
Angolan nationalists, including communists, begin an insurgency against Portuguese rule. This marked the beginning of the Portuguese Colonial War.⟶
AngolaPortugalColonial WarInsurgencyDecolonizationAfricaCold War
☢️ 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
