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| 1959 |
| | | Solomon Bandaranaike is assassinated by a Buddhist monk after only three years as prime minister of Sri Lanka | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, discovered in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by Israeli agents | |
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| 1960 |
| | | Sirimavo Bandaranaike, widow of the assassinated Solomon Bandaranaike, begins the first of three long spells as prime minister of Sri Lanka | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The Vietcong, or NLF, is formed as a guerrilla force to liberate South Vietnam from the US-backed government | |
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| 1962 |
| | | China prevails in a five-week war with India over disputed boundaries | |
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| 1965 |
| | | After a summer of border skirmishes in Pakistan, an Indian advance towards Lahore initiates full-scale war between the two countries | |
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| 1965 |
| | | A UN-sponsored cease-fire brings the second Indo-Pakistan war to an end after less than three weeks | |
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| 1966 |
| | | Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, becomes India's prime minister as leader of the Congress party | |
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| 1966 |
| | | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of the Awami League, demands full autonomy for East Pakistan (Bangladesh) | |
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| 1968 |
| | | The Vietcong launch widespread attacks on South Vietnamese cities during the Tet (lunar new year) holiday | |
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