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  10. 1964: 8 events

  1. · Conflict episode

    Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon, 1955-1975

    A second, longer conflict between North and South Vietnam, with United States military involvement from the early 1960s, ended with the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

    In: Vietnam

  2. · Conflict episode

    Congo Crisis, 1960-1965

    Within days of independence, a Force Publique mutiny and the secessions of Katanga and South Kasai plunged the new state into crisis; the Congo Crisis lasted until Joseph Mobutu's coup on 25 November 1965 and is estimated to have caused roughly 100,000 deaths.

    In: Democratic Republic of the Congo

  3. · Other

    The Secret War in Laos, 1961-1975

    CIA-recruited Hmong fighters engaged in a covert conflict in Laos, later facing persecution after the war's end.

    In: Hmong self-determination projects

  4. · Conflict episode

    British Guiana disturbances, 1962-1964

    Ethnic and political violence in 1962, 1963 and 1964, amid Cold War-era efforts to destabilise the PPP government, killed a combined total of roughly 195 people and injured well over a thousand.

    In: Guyana

  5. · Other

    Founding of MPAIAC, 1964

    Antonio Cubillo founded the principal organisation seeking Canarian independence from Spain.

    In: Canary Islands independence

  6. In: Mozambique

  7. · Organisation founded

    Breton Democratic Union (UDB) founded, 1964

    A party proposing legislative autonomy for a reunified Brittany within a federal France was founded, becoming a lasting force in Breton regionalist politics.

    In: Brittany

  8. · Agreement

    Union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika, 1964

    Following a revolution, Zanzibar united with Tanganyika to form Tanzania under a semi-autonomous arrangement.

    In: Zanzibari political-status movements

  9. In: Barotseland

  10. · Other

    Founding of the PLO, 1964

    The Palestine Liberation Organization was established as the umbrella political representative of the Palestinian people.

    In: Palestinian self-determination and statehood

  11. · Declaration

    Independence of Malta, 1964

    The Malta Independence Act, 1964 ended British responsibility for the government of Malta from a day appointed by Order in Council, which was set as 21 September 1964.

    In: Malta

  12. · Recognition

    Admission of Malta to the United Nations, 1964

    The Security Council unanimously recommended Malta's admission to the United Nations on 30 October 1964, and the General Assembly admitted it by decision on 1 December 1964.

    In: Malta