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1966 In France
Events from the year 1966 in France. Incumbents * President: Charles de Gaulle * Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou Events *4 January – Feyzin disaster: a gas leak and fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon kills 18 and injures 84. *10 January – ''L'Express'' publishes allegations by secret agent Georges Figon, who took part in the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka. *18 January – Police announce that Georges Figon committed suicide prior to his arrest for his part in the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka. *7 March – Charles de Gaulle asks U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson for negotiations about the state of NATO equipment in France. *11 March – President Charles de Gaulle states that French troops will be taken out of NATO and that all French NATO bases and headquarters must be closed within a year. *17 June – An Air France personnel strike begins. *20 June – President Charles de Gaulle starts a visit to the Soviet Union. *30 June – France formally leaves the military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
