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*July 1 - Rwanda declares independence from Belgium, marking the end of the Rwandan Revolution. [[Grégoire Kayibanda]] is named the first President of Rwanda, with his [[Parmehutu]] party becoming the country's ruling party. Kayibanda becomes the first person to promote [[Hutu Power]]. | *July 1 - Rwanda declares independence from Belgium, marking the end of the Rwandan Revolution. [[Grégoire Kayibanda]] is named the first President of Rwanda, with his [[Parmehutu]] party becoming the country's ruling party. Kayibanda becomes the first person to promote [[Hutu Power]]. | ||
*July 4 - The [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] is established to serve as the governing political party of Burma. | *July 4 - The [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] is established to serve as the governing political party of Burma. | ||
*September 26 - Beginning of the North Yemen Civil War. | *September 26 - Beginning of the North Yemen Civil War. | ||
*October 16 to 28 - The [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]: the United States and the Soviet Union have a 12-day standoff after it is revealed that the Soviet Union had constructed missile launch facilities in Cuba. After intense negotiations between President John F. Kennedy and Premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet Union agrees to shut down their Cuban missile facilities, and in exchange, the United States agrees to remove their weapons from Turkey. The confrontation is often considered the closest the [[Cold War]] came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. | *October 16 to 28 - The [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]: the United States and the Soviet Union have a 12-day standoff after it is revealed that the Soviet Union had constructed missile launch facilities in Cuba. After intense negotiations between President John F. Kennedy and Premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet Union agrees to shut down their Cuban missile facilities, and in exchange, the United States agrees to remove their weapons from Turkey. The confrontation is often considered the closest the [[Cold War]] came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. | ||