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| 1958 |
| | | The colony of French Guinea opts for immediate independence as the republic of Guinea, breaking its links with France | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Mao Zedong imposes on China a Great Leap Forward, an attempt at industrialization that results in economic chaos and widespread famine | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Sekou Touré, the first president of Guinea, settles in for twenty-six years of dictatorial rule | |
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| 1958 |
| | | The cartoonist Vicky depicts Harold Macmillan as Supermac in London's Evening Standard | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Hendrik Verwoerd become prime minister of South Africa on the death of J.G. Strijdom | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Ayub Khan, commander-in-chief of the Pakistani army, replaces Iskander Mirza as president in a bloodless coup | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Angelo Roncalli is elected pope and takes the name John XXIII | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson complete a skyscraper for Seagram in New York | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Charles de Gaulle is elected first President of France's Fifth Republic | |
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| 1958 |
| | | Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees from Cuba, leaving Havana open to Fidel Castro and his victorious guerrillas | |
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