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Asia Pacific 1959: China under Mao
Asia Pacific 1959
China under Mao

Following the end of the Korean War...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: Year of Africa begins
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
Year of Africa begins

The harsh French response to...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: French Withdrawal from West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
French Withdrawal from West Africa

Having accepted the end of its...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: Year of Africa ends
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
Year of Africa ends

In mid-September 1960 Colonel Mobutu...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1961: UN Action Against Katanga
Sub-Saharan Africa 1961
UN Action Against Katanga

A major step towards defusing the...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1962: Independence in East Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa 1962
Independence in East Africa

Tanganyika became independent of the...

North America 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
North America 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis

US–Cuban relations quickly...

South America 1962: Cold War reaches Latin America
South America 1962
Cold War reaches Latin America

Less than a month after the signing...

Europe 1963: Berlin Wall
Europe 1963
Berlin Wall

The coming of the 1960s saw the Cold...

Northern Eurasia 1963: Height of the Cold War
Northern Eurasia 1963
Height of the Cold War

Although the Warsaw Pact was...

Asia Pacific 1963: Formation of Malaysia
Asia Pacific 1963
Formation of Malaysia

In 1961 Indonesia attacked Dutch New...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1963: Kenyan Independence
Sub-Saharan Africa 1963
Kenyan Independence

Due to political resistance from the...

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