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1961: The United Nations population commission...

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1961

The United Nations population commission mandated to pursue an aggressive antinatalist policy to combat overpopulation.

17 January 1961: Patrice Lumumba, anti-colonial leader and...

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17 January 1961

Patrice Lumumba , anti-colonial leader and Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo for less than a year, was executed in mysterious circumstances at Katanga.

20 January 1961: US President John F. Kennedy (the youngest...

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20 January 1961

US President John F. Kennedy (the youngest ever elected, and the first Roman Catholic) delivered his inspirational inaugural address.

18 September 1961: Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the...

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18 September 1961

Dag Hammarskjöld , Secretary-General of the United Nations , was killed in a plane crash near Ndola in the then Northern Rhodesia

22 December 1963: War broke out between Turks and Greeks in...

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22 December 1963

War broke out between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus (the two ethnic groups on the island).

Summer 1964: Anti-Greek riots broke out in Istanbul in...

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Summer 1964

Anti-Greek riots broke out in Istanbul in response to the inter-ethnic crisis in Cyprus. These resulted in the expulsion of Greek nationals from the city on two days' notice.

September 1965: The United Nations Conference on Population...

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September 1965

The United Nations Conference on Population was held.

Late May 1967: General Nasser of Egypt invaded the Sinai...

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Late May 1967

General Nasser of Egypt invaded the Sinai peninsula, forcing out the United Nations Emergency Force which held it.

22 April 1970: The first Earth Day was observed across the...

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22 April 1970

The first Earth Day was observed across the U.S., where approximately twenty million people rallied against environmental degradation.

25 October 1971: The Communist People's Republic of China...

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25 October 1971

The CommunistPeople's Republic of China was belatedly allowed to join the United Nations (Taiwan having been first expelled).

1974: The United Nations International Conference...

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1974

The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development met in Bucharest, Romania, to mark World Population Year.

1975: This year was designated International Women's...

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1975

This year was designated International Women's Year, though the intiative of Helvi Sipila of the United Nations .

April 1975: Pol Pot was installed by his Communist guerilla...

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April 1975

Pol Pot was installed by his Communist guerilla Khmer Rouge forces as totalitarian ruler of Cambodia (which had already suffered severe bombing by the USA in 1969 and invasion by Vietnam in 1970).

June 1975: The United Nations sponsored the first World...

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June 1975

The United Nations sponsored the first World Conference on women, held in Mexico City to mark the occasion of International Women's Year.

8 March 1977: The United Nations recognized and supported...

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8 March 1977

The United Nations recognized and supported the observance of International Women's Day (which had been instituted in 1911).

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