The Rwandan Revolution
Time: Nov, 1959
Place: Rwanda
Details: Hutu activists responded by killing Tutsi, both the elite and ordinary civilians, marking the beginning of the Rwandan Revolution.
‹ Earlier in historyMargaret and Antony became engagedOct, 1959 Later in history ›First elected to the KnessetTuesday Nov 3, 1959
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Tuesday May 17, 1994 - Rwanda
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November 1959
Rwandan genocide-A Hutu sub-chief, was attacked close to his home
Sunday Nov 1, 1959 - Byimana, Rwanda
Shimon Peres-First elected to the Knesset
Tuesday Nov 3, 1959 - Israel
1959
Harald V-Graduation From The Norwegian Military Academy
1959 - Oslo, Norway
Sepp Blatter-Education
1959 - Lausanne, Switzerland
The Beatles-Lennon at the Liverpool College of Art
Jan, 1959 - Liverpool, England
Stephen Hawking-University
1959 - Oxford, England
Raúl Castro-President Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba
Thursday Jan 1, 1959 - Cuba
Brunei revolt-Establishing a Legislature
1959 - Brunei
Che Guevara-Batista to Dominican Rep.
Thursday Jan 1, 1959 at 03:00:00 AM - Cuba
Ho Chi Minh-Hồ Chí Minh Informally chose Lê Duẩn to become the Next Party Leader
1959 - Vietnam
Algerian War-General Maurice Challe appeared to have suppressed major rebel resistance
1959 - Algeria
Igor Stravinsky-The Sonning Award
1959 - Copenhagen, Denmark
John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-Lecture fail
1959 - Columbia University, New York, U.S.
Cameras-The discovery of digital Camera sensor Basis
1959 - New Jersey, U.S.
Che Guevara-Control the Capital
Friday Jan 2, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Laser-The LASER, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
1959 - U.S.
John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-Diagnostic
1959 - Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S.
Che Guevara-Rally support in several large cities on his way to rolling victoriously
Thursday Jan 8, 1959 - Cuba
Fidel Castro-Castro reached Havana
Friday Jan 9, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Charles de Gaulle-Charles De Gaulle head of state
Jan, 1959 - France and Andorra
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle offered Algeria's self-determination
1959 - Algeria
Donald Trump-New York Military Academy
1959 - New York, U.S.
Raúl Castro-Marriage
Monday Jan 26, 1959 - Cuba
Che Guevara-Significant Speeches
Tuesday Jan 27, 1959 - Cuba
Algerian War-De Gaulle was elected president
Feb, 1959 - France
Computer-Kilby's patent application
Friday Feb 6, 1959 - Texas, U.S.
Internet-A Patent application for time-sharing
Feb, 1959 - England, United Kingdom
Internet-MOSFET
1959 - Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-Castro took on the role of Prime Minister
Monday Feb 16, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Fidel Castro-The Prime Minister of Cuba
Monday Feb 16, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Raúl Castro-The Minister of Defence
Monday Feb 16, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
Visa Inc.-Drops began
Mar, 1959 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
Ho Chi Minh-Confirming a "People's War" on the South
1959 - Vietnam
Ruby Bridges-Bridges attended a segregated kindergarten
1959 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
James Bond-Goldfinger was published
Monday Mar 23, 1959 - London, England, United Kingdom
Mao Zedong-The Secret meeting
Wednesday Mar 25, 1959 - Shanghai, China
Laser-Gould continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application
Apr, 1959 - U.S.
Lucky Luciano-Gambino became the most powerful
Saturday Apr 4, 1959 - New York, U.S.
Fidel Castro-The First Agrarian Reform
May, 1959 - Havana, Cuba
World Trade Organization-Dillon Round: 1960–62
May, 1959 - Geneva, Switzerland
Communist insurgency in Sarawak-The predominantly-Chinese Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), the state's first political party which was founded in June 1959
Jun, 1959 - Sarawak, Malaysia
Visa Inc.-BofA was dropping cards in Los Angeles
Jun, 1959 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Che Guevara-Second Marriage
Tuesday Jun 2, 1959 - Tarara, Havana, Cuba
Russell Bufalino-Barbara's Death
Jun, 1959 - New York, U.S.
Internet-UNESCO-sponsored conference on Information Processing
1959 - Paris, France
Che Guevara-A three-month tour
Friday Jun 12, 1959 - Cuba
Ho Chi Minh-North Vietnam invaded Laos
Jul, 1959 - Laos
Mao Zedong-The Lushan Conference
Thursday Jul 2, 1959 - Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Flag of the United States-Alaska joined the U.S. flag
Saturday Jul 4, 1959 - U.S.
Nuclear Power-USS Long Beach
Tuesday Jul 14, 1959 - U.S.
Audrey Hepburn-The Nun's Story
1959 - U.S.
Richard Nixon-The Opening of The American National Exhibition in Moscow
Friday Jul 24, 1959 - Moscow, Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was aboard the maiden flight of Air Force One
Wednesday Aug 26, 1959 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Complained of dizziness and had to have his blood pressure checked
Saturday Aug 29, 1959 - England, United Kingdom
Che Guevara-Guevara's return
Sep, 1959 - Cuba
Severo Ochoa-Receiving a Nobel Prize
1959 - Stockholm, Sweden
Colombian conflict-The Investigation of Colombia's Internal Security Situation
Oct, 1959 - Colombia
Visa Inc.-The entire state had been saturated with over 2 million credit cards
Oct, 1959 - California, U.S.
Margaret Thatcher-The 1959 Election
Thursday Oct 8, 1959 - Finchley, London, England
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret and Antony became engaged
Oct, 1959 - England, United Kingdom
Rwandan genocide-A Hutu sub-chief, was attacked close to his home
Sunday Nov 1, 1959 - Byimana, Rwanda
Shimon Peres-First elected to the Knesset
Tuesday Nov 3, 1959 - Israel
Xerox-Xerox 914
1959 - U.S.
Visa Inc.-Williams resigned
Dec, 1959 - California, U.S.
Audrey Hepburn-Green Mansions
1959 - U.S.
Vietnam War-Military Deaths until 1959
1959 - Vietnam