1959★★★★★
Ho Chi Minh trail established
North Vietnam forms Group 559 to build a supply network through Laos and Cambodia to the South along the Trường Sơn range.
War· Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
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Events this year
January 1, 1959★★★★★
Triumph of the Cuban Revolution
Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba and revolutionary forces led by Fidel Castro take power.
Revolution· Cuba
Ongoing
November 1, 1954 – March 19, 1962★★★★★
Algerian War of Independence
The National Liberation Front (FLN) fights French rule; the war ends with the Évian Accords and Algerian independence in 1962.
WarRevolution· Algeria, France
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
1958 – 1962★★★★★
Great Leap Forward
A campaign of rapid industrialisation and collectivisation leads to a great famine that kills tens of millions.
EconomyPoliticsDisaster· China