1965 ⟶ Winston Churchill Dies

Winston Churchill dies.

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🧱 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. Named by Winston Churchill, the aim of the Iron Curtain was to create a divide between the developing countries in Europe and the ones still under political influence and dictatorship (Soviet Union).⟶

Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech (1946)

Winston ChurchillIron CurtainCold WarIdeologyEuropeSoviet UnionDivisionPolitics

⚰️ Stalin Dies; Power Struggle Begins

Stalin dies, setting off a power struggle to succeed him. NATO debates possibility of a fresh start.⟶

Stalin Dies; Power Struggle Begins (1953)

Soviet UnionJoseph StalinDeathSuccessionCold WarUSSRPoliticsLeadership

🇬🇧 Winston Churchill Dies

Winston Churchill dies.⟶

Winston Churchill Dies (1965)

Winston ChurchillUKWorld War IIPoliticsCold WarLeadershipStatesmanHistory

⚰️ Death of Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev dies.⟶

Death of Nikita Khrushchev (1971)

USSRSoviet UnionKhrushchevLeadershipCold WarPoliticsDe-StalinizationEastern Bloc

⚰️ Brezhnev Dies

Leonid Brezhnev dies from a heart failure with his funeral being held five days later.⟶

Brezhnev Dies (1982)

BrezhnevSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR

⚰️ Chernenko Dies

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Konstantin Chernenko dies.⟶

Chernenko Dies (1985)

Soviet UnionChernenkoLeadershipCold WarSuccessionPoliticsDeathCommunist Party