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O. H. Morris of the British Ministry of Colonies predicted in early January that "1960 will be a year of Africa". [1] The phrase "year of Africa" was also used by Ralph Bunche on 16 February 1960. Bunche anticipated that many states would achieve independence in that year due to the "well nigh explosive rapidity with which the peoples of Africa ...
1960 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.
Known as the Year of Africa, 1960 saw 17 African countries declare independence among other events. January. Mau Mau Uprising is officially over in Kenya.
Previously used the Thai lunar calendar. The year numbering followed the Rattanakosin Era until 1912, when it was replaced by the Buddhist era; see Thai solar calendar. Turkey: Ottoman Empire: 1917 15 Feb 1 Mar 13 The year numbering followed the Rumi calendar until 1 Jan 1926, when the Anno Domini era was adopted. Uganda: British Empire: 1893 ...
This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...
Pages in category "1960 in Africa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... 1960 in Africa-Year of Africa; B. 1960 in the Belgian Congo; C ...
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