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| 1964, Jan. 1 |
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| In a message to the world capitals, the Soviet Union proposed the renunciation of force in all territorial disputes. | 1 |
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| Feb. 10–15 |
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| A meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee called for the use of more scientific and technological methods to increase agricultural production. Problems with agriculture, including the failure of expensive plans to expand cultivation in Siberia, brought growing criticism of Khrushchev. | 2 |
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| April 3 |
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| Pravda confirmed the expulsion of Malenkov, Molotov, and Kaganovich from the Communist Party for “antiparty” activity directed against Khrushchev. | 3 |
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| April 12 |
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| Khrushchev called on all Communist governments to join in a “resolute rebuff” of Chinese claims to a special place in the socialist world. He insisted on the equality of all Communist countries. | 4 |
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| May 11–25 |
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| Khrushchev visited Egypt and inspected work on a projected Aswan Dam. He promised Soviet aid and support of Egypt in times of crisis. | 5 |
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| June 16–July 4 |
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| Khrushchev visited the Scandinavian countries and suggested that they resign from NATO. | 6 |
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| Oct. 12–13 |
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| Three men in a Soviet spacecraft completed 16 orbits of the earth. | 7 |
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| Oct. 14–15 |
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| DEPOSITION OF KHRUSHCHEV, charged by his opponents with hasty decisions, phrase mongering, personality cult, and so on. The new first secretary of the Communist Party was Leonid I. Brezhnev and the new premier, Aleksei N. Kosygin. | 8 |
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