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| 1964 |
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| UN Peacekeeping force for CYPRUS established as fighting developed between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. | 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader in the United States, received the Nobel Peace Prize. | 2 |
| The Olympic Games were held in Tokyo. | 3 |
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| Jan |
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| The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved. Northern Rhodesia became independent Zambia, Nyasaland became independent Malawi, and Southern Rhodesia came under the control of an all-white government. | 4 |
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| March |
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| The Afro-Asian Solidarity Council met in Algiers. | 5 |
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| March–June |
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| UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) met in Geneva, attended by 120 states. It established a permanent organization with special concern for the trade needs of developing countries. | 6 |
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| Oct |
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| Conference of Non-Aligned Nations met in Cairo with 47 members and 10 observers represented. Declarations affirmed opposition to foreign bases and Western colonialism. | 7 |
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| Nov |
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| Special UN committee report on South Africa called for total economic sanctions. | 8 |
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