Category
page 1Conflicts in 1960
April Revolution
popular uprising in South Korea in April 1960 by labor and student groups, precipitated by the killing of a high school student by a tear-gas shell in March; led to the resignation of the president S. Rhee and the transition to the Second Republic
1960 Turkish coup d'état
27 May 1960 government coup in Turkey
Rwandan Revolution
period of ethnic violence in Rwanda (1959–1961)
Escambray rebellion
armed rebellion against the Cuban government from 1959 to 1965
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
failed coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm
1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
attempted coups d'état against Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie
campaign at the China–Burma border
1960 military campaign