1961 in politics

barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic, enclosing West Berlin (1961–1989)

1961 Cold War incident in divided Berlin

period of ethnic violence in Rwanda (1959–1961)

military coup in South Korea

KGB officer (1922-1970)

American spy (1910-1995)

summit meeting in Vienna, Austria

Austrian-Israeli spy (1912-1966)

Soviet double agent (1918–2008)

1961 Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

British naval petty officer who spied for Poland (1905–1985)