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  • Hotel Theresa, Harlem, New York, U.S.
    Sep, 1960
    Fidel Castro

    Travelling to New York City for the General Assembly of the United Nations

    Hotel Theresa, Harlem, New York, U.S.
    Sep, 1960

    In September 1960, Castro flew to New York City for the General Assembly of the United Nations. Staying at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, he met with journalists and anti-establishment figures like Malcolm X. He also met Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, with the two publicly condemning the poverty and racism faced by Americans in areas like Harlem. Relations between Castro and Khrushchev were warm; they led the applause to one another's speeches at the General Assembly.




  • New Delhi, India
    Wednesday Sep 7, 1960
    Indira Gandhi

    Her Husband Death

    New Delhi, India
    Wednesday Sep 7, 1960

    Her marriage lasted 18 years, until Feroze died of a heart attack in 1960.




  • Vietnam
    Saturday Sep 10, 1960
    Ho Chi Minh

    Lê Duẩn was officially named Party Leader

    Vietnam
    Saturday Sep 10, 1960

    Lê Duẩn was officially named party leader in 1960, leaving Hồ to function in a secondary role as head of state and member of the Politburo. He nevertheless maintained considerable influence in the government.




  • Baghdad, Iraq
    Wednesday Sep 14, 1960
    1973 oil crisis

    Baghdad Conference

    Baghdad, Iraq
    Wednesday Sep 14, 1960

    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was founded by five oil-producing countries at a Baghdad conference on September 14, 1960. The five founding members of OPEC were Venezuela, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait.




  • Havana, Cuba
    Wednesday Sep 28, 1960
    Fidel Castro

    The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution

    Havana, Cuba
    Wednesday Sep 28, 1960

    In September 1960, they created the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), a nationwide civilian organization which implemented neighborhood spying to detect counter-revolutionary activities as well as organizing health and education campaigns, becoming a conduit for public complaints.




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