July 23, 1952★★★★★
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
The Free Officers Movement overthrows King Farouk; Egypt becomes a republic and Gamal Abdel Nasser soon rises to lead it.
RevolutionPolitics· Egypt
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December 19, 1946 – 1954★★★★★
First Indochina War
War between the Việt Minh and France breaks out in Hanoi and lasts until the Geneva Accords of 1954.
War· Vietnam, France, Laos, Cambodia
June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953★★★★★
Korean War
North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel; the war, drawing in US-led UN forces and China, ends in an armistice in 1953.
War· South Korea, North Korea, China, United States