1964 ⟶ Zanzibar Revolution and Massacre

the Arab-dominated government of the Zanzibar Sultanate is o...
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🇭🇺 Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention

Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Hungarians revolt against the Soviet dominated government. They are crushed by the Soviet military, which reinstates a Communist government.⟶
Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention (1956)
HungaryRevolutionSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold WarInterventionCommunismProtests

🚩 Nicaraguan Revolution Begins

The Nicaraguan Revolution begins.⟶
Nicaraguan Revolution Begins (1961)
Cold WarNicaraguarevolutionCentral AmericaUS influenceLatin Americapolitical unrest

🔪 Zanzibar Revolution and Massacre

the Arab-dominated government of the Zanzibar Sultanate is overthrown by John Okello, establishing the new people's republic. The new regime orders a massacre against minorities, resulting in the deaths of hundred to thousand Arabs and South Asians in Zanzibar.⟶
Zanzibar Revolution and Massacre (1964)
ZanzibarTanzaniaRevolutionMassacrePost-ColonialismCold WarAfricaPolitical Violence

🇬🇲 The Gambia Achieves Independence from the UK

The Gambia becomes independent from the UK.⟶
The Gambia Achieves Independence from the UK (1965)
DecolonizationAfricaIndependenceUnited KingdomPost-Colonialism

🇨🇫 Chadian Civil War Begins

The Chadian Civil War was waged between rebels and the Chadian government.⟶
Chadian Civil War Begins (1965)
Civil WarAfricaChadPolitical InstabilityCold War

🇨🇳 Tiananmen Square Massacre

Tiananmen Square Massacre: Beijing protests are crushed by the communist Chinese government, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.⟶
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989)
ChinaTiananmen SquareProtestsMassacre1989CommunismHuman RightsPolitical RepressionAsiaCold War