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The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the "' 60s" or the "Sixties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. [1]While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting Earth, perform spacewalk and walking on the Moon extended exploration, the Sixties are known as the "countercultural decade" in the United States and other Western ...
Protectorate, 1884–1940, 1941–1960 For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe. Trust Territory of Somaliland (complete list) – United Nations trust territory of Italy, 1950–1960 For details see Italy under southcentral Europe. State of Somaliland – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime minister (1960) Somali Republic
August 29, 1960: Amman Jordan: Killed in a bomb explosion Abebe Aregai: Prime Minister of Ethiopia: December 17, 1960: Addis Ababa Ethiopia: Failed military coup d'état: Rafael Trujillo: President of the Dominican Republic: May 30, 1961: Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic: Juan Tomás Díaz, Antonio de la Maza, Amado García Guerrero, Antonio ...
This is a list of sovereign states in the 1960s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1969. It contains 165 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
Heads of state throughout the world and at all periods of history may be ranked according to characteristics such as length of time holding that position; age of accession or death; or physical attributes. World records in these characteristics may be identified, though the historical basis for such claims is frequently uncertain.
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The 60s decade ran from January 1, AD 60, to December 31, AD 69.. In the Roman Empire, the early part of the decade saw the beginning of the Boudican Revolt in Britannia, where several tribes (chiefly the Iceni), led by Boudica, rebelled against the Roman occupation.
Queen Elizabeth II, who had been the oldest world leader still in power, has died, Buckingham Palace announced.The queen — who celebrated her 96th birthday and 70 years on the throne this year ...