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Moise Tshombe
1969 Jun, 29

Moise Tshombe

Moise Tshombe, Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1919)
Moïse Kapend Tshombe (sometimes written Tshombé) (10 November 1919 – 29 June 1969) was a Congolese businessman and politician. He served as the president of the secessionist State of Katanga from 1960 to 1963 and as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1964 to 1965.

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  • 17 Apr

    Robert F. Kennedy

    Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
  • 16 Jul

    Apollo 11

    Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
  • 20 Jul

    Apollo 11

    Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon (July 21 UTC).
  • 24 Jul

    Apollo 11

    Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
  • 30 Jul

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.