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  1. United Nations Operation in the Congo (UNOC)

    At the beginning of 1959, serious disturbances broke out in the Belgian Congo. The shocked Belgian government rushed into the ...

    Mission | 1960 - 1963

  2. Flooding in Central France

    In September and October 1960, Central France was hit by heavy rainfall, so much so that the rivers Creuse and Corrèze in the ...

    Mission | 1960 - 1960

  3. Storm surge in Hamburg

    During the night of Friday 16 to Saturday 17 February 1962, Hurricane Vincinette tore across northern Germany and the northeast ...

    Mission | 1962 - 1962

  4. United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)

    On 26 September 1962, a week after the death of the Yemeni King Ahmed, a captain of the royal guard, Sallal, carried out a coup. ...

    Mission | 1963 - 1964

  5. Training mission in Tanzania

    The East African state of Tanganyika was granted independence in 1961. Under the leadership of President Julius Nyerere, ...

    Mission | 1965 - 1965

  6. Earthquake in Turkey

    During the last century, Turkey was struck repeatedly by major earthquakes. One of them was in 1966. On 16 August, the town of ...

    Mission | 1966 - 1966

  7. United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)

    Straight after the Second World War, the differences between Muslims and Hindus in colonial British India turned out to be ...

    Mission | 1965 - 1966

  8. Operation Aqua Vita

    In the second half of October and the beginning of November 1966, Central Italy was hit by heavy rainfall, with particularly ...

    Mission | 1966 - 1996

  9. Netherlands Engineer Team Assisting Bihar (NETAB)

    During the summers of 1965 and 1966, India was faced with severe drought. Large parts of the Indian population were at risk of ...

    Mission | 1968 - 1969

  10. The Tunisia Company

    In the last week of September 1969, the North African country of Tunisia was hit by severe flooding. Devastating flood waters ...

    Mission | 1969 - 1970