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Tibets Dalai Lama fleed to India. (03-31-1959) |
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Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro take power. (02-16-1959) |
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Egypt and Syria merged into United Arab Republic. (02-01-1958) |
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European Economic Community established. (01-01-1958) |
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Russia launches first earth satellite in the world. (10-04-1957) |
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Ghana gained independence. (03-06-1957) |
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Egypt takes control of Suez Canal. (06-13-1956) |
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Morocco declear independence from France. (03-01-1956) |
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Soviet Union and 7 East European countries sign the Warsaw Pact. (05-14-1955) |
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West Germany established. (05-05-1955) |
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English Primier Churchill resigned. (04-05-1955) |
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Algerian begin war against France for independence. (10-31-1954) |
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Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed. (09-08-1954) |
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Viet Minh army defeated French troops in Dien Bien Phu. (05-07-1954) |
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Soviet Union conducted hydrogen bomb test. (08-20-1953) |
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Korean armistice signed. (07-27-1953) |
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Joseph Stalin died. (03-05-1953) |
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Tito becomes president of Yugoslavia. (01-13-1953) |
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Greece and Turkey join NATO. (10-11-1952) |
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Egypt coup, king Farouk deposed. (07-23-1952) |
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Libya declare independence from Italy. (12-24-1951) |
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Japanese peace treaty signed in San Francisco. (09-08-1951) |
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North Korea troops invade South Korea, Korea War begin. (06-25-1950) |
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China and Soviet Union sign friendship treaty. (02-14-1950) |
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