Major Asian Cold War Turning Points
Major events
The Cold War in Asia was defined by major geopolitical conflicts and systemic transformations that established new nation-states. Landmark events such as the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the founding of Israel served as intense proxy battlegrounds where global superpower rivalries intersected with local struggles for sovereignty and self-determination. These pivotal milestones reshaped regional boundaries, altered international alliances, and permanently altered the political and security architecture of the modern continent.
Timeline
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Year
Age
| 1910 |
Participation in the Zionist Movement (Period: Early 1910s)
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| 1920 |
Participation in the Founding of Degania Bet (Period: 1920)
Participation in the Founding of Histadrut (Period: 1920)
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| 1922 |
Arrest in Vienna on Arms Procurement Charges (Period: 1922)
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| 1929 |
Joining the Haganah (Period: Circa 1929–1930s)
Joining the Betar Movement (Period: Circa 1929)
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| 1936 |
Appointment as Crown Prince (Farouk I, Period: Before 1936)
Accession to the Throne (Period: April 28, 1936)
Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 (Period: August 26, 1936)
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| 1937 |
Establishment of Mekorot Water Company (Period: 1937)
Egypt's Admission to the League of Nations (Period: 1937)
Coronation (Farouk I, Period: July 29, 1937)
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| 1939 |
Black Shabbat (Operation Agatha) / Arrest of Haganah Leaders (Period: 1939)
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| 1940 |
Arrest and Detention by Soviet Authorities (Period: 1940–1941)
Joining and Leading the HaNoar HaOved Movement (Period: Early 1940s)
Formation of the Free Officers Movement (Period: Late 1940s–1949)
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| 1941 |
Joining the Palmach (Period: 1941)
Sacrifice of Family and Relatives in the Holocaust (Period: 1941–1944)
Loss of Left Eye Incident (Period: June 1941)
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| 1942 |
Participation in the Founding of Kibbutz Alumot (Period: Circa 1942)
Abdeen Palace Incident (Siege of Abdeen Palace by British Troops, Period: February 4, 1942)
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| 1943 |
Appointment as Commander of Irgun (Menachem Begin, Period: 1943)
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| 1944 |
Arrest Incident of the Negev Expedition (Period: 1944)
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| 1945 |
Establishment of and Participation in the Arab League (Period: 1945)
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| 1946 |
Alleged Involvement in the Assassination of Amin Osman (Period: January 6, 1946 (Arrest))
Black Sabbath (Mass Arrest of Jewish Leaders, Period: June 29, 1946)
King David Hotel Bombing (Period: July 22, 1946)
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| 1947 |
Arms Procurement and Personnel Management in Haganah (Period: 1947–1948)
Acre Prison Breach (Period: May 4, 1947)
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| 1948 |
Founding of Herut Party (Period: 1948)
Appointment as Director General of the Israeli Navy (Shimon Peres, Period: 1948)
Organization of the Ministry of Defense (Period: 1948–1949)
Appointment as Head of Settlement Department of the Jewish Agency (Levi Eshkol, Period: 1948–1963)
Allegations of Corruption and Arms Procurement Scandals in the 1948 War (Period: 1948 – early 1950s)
Siege of Faluja (Period: 1948–1949)
Altalena Affair (Period: June 20–22, 1948)
Operation Danny (Occupation of Lydda and Ramle, Period: July 1948)
Occupation of Lydda and Ramle and Expulsion of Palestinian Residents (Yitzhak Rabin, Period: July 1948)
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| 1951 |
Joining the Free Officers Movement (Period: 1951)
Adoption of the Title of King of Egypt and Sudan (Period: October 1951)
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| 1952 |
Appointment as Minister of Finance (Levi Eshkol, Period: 1952–1963)
Cairo Fire (Black Saturday, Period: January 26, 1952)
Free Officers Coup (Egyptian Revolution, Period: July 23, 1952)
Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (Period: July 23, 1952)
Participation in the Egyptian Revolution (Period: July 23, 1952)
Abdication and Exile to Italy (Farouk I, Period: July 26–29, 1952)
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| 1953 |
Appointment as Director General of the Ministry of Defense (Shimon Peres, Period: 1953–1965)
Abolition of the Egyptian Monarchy (Period: June 18, 1953)
Establishment of the Republic of Egypt (Period: June 18, 1953)
Formation and Command of Unit 101 (Ariel Sharon, Period: August 1953 – 1954)
Qibya Massacre (Period: October 14–15, 1953)
Appointment as Chief of General Staff of the IDF (Moshe Dayan, Period: December 1953 – January 1958)
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| 1954 |
Appointment as Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade (Ariel Sharon, Period: 1954–1957)
Agreement on the Withdrawal of British Troops from Egypt (Period: October 19, 1954)
Manshiyya Square Assassination Attempt (Period: October 26, 1954)
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| 1956 |
Appointment as President of Egypt (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Period: June 23, 1956)
Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company (Period: July 26, 1956)
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| 1958 |
Establishment of the United Arab Republic (Period: February 22, 1958)
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| 1959 |
Appointment as Minister of Agriculture (Moshe Dayan, Period: 1959–1964)
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| 1960 |
Lavon Affair (Period: Occurred in 1954, politicized in the 1960s)
Construction of the Aswan High Dam (Period: 1960–1970 (Major projects during Nasser regime))
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| 1961 |
Participation in the Formation of the Non-Aligned Movement (Period: 1961)
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| 1963 |
Appointment as Prime Minister (Levi Eshkol, Period: 1963)
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| 1964 |
Appointment as Chief of General Staff of the IDF (Yitzhak Rabin, Period: January 1964 – January 1968)
Strengthening Relations with the United States (Period: 1964–1967)
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| 1965 |
Establishment and Leadership of the Labor Party (Period: 1965 – 1990s)
Death in Rome (Period: March 18, 1965)
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| 1967 |
Appointment as Minister of Defense (Moshe Dayan, Period: June 1, 1967)
Entry into the Old City of East Jerusalem (Period: June 7, 1967)
Resignation Announcement after the Six-Day War (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Period: June 9, 1967)
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| 1968 |
Appointment as Ambassador of Israel to the United States (Yitzhak Rabin, Period: 1968–1973)
Establishment of the Israeli Labor Party (Period: 1968)
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| 1969 |
Appointment as Commander of IDF Southern Command (Ariel Sharon, Period: 1969–1973)
Appointment as Vice President (Anwar Sadat, Period: 1964, 1969)
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| 1970 |
Human Rights Issues regarding Clearing and Population Transfer in the Gaza Strip (Period: 1970–1971)
Mediation in the Jordanian Civil War (Black September, Period: September 1970)
Death of Nasser (Period: September 28, 1970)
Appointment as President of Egypt (Anwar Sadat, Period: October 1970)
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| 1971 |
Corrective Revolution (Period: May 1971)
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| 1972 |
Expulsion of Soviet Military Advisors (Anwar Sadat, Period: 1972)
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| 1973 |
Formation of Likud and Appointment as Prime Minister (Menachem Begin, Period: 1973–1977)
Retirement from Military and Entry into Politics (Period: 1973)
Responsibility Issue over Lack of Preparation for the Yom Kippur War (Period: October 1973 – 1974)
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| 1974 |
Launch of Infitah (Economic Open-Door Policy, Period: 1974)
Appointment as Prime Minister of Israel (Yitzhak Rabin, Period: June 1974 – June 1977)
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| 1975 |
Reopening of the Suez Canal (Period: June 1975)
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| 1977 |
Appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Promotion of Settlement Policy (Ariel Sharon, Period: 1977–1981)
Bread Riots (Egyptian Food Riots, Period: January 18–19, 1977)
Visit to Israel and Address to the Knesset (Period: November 19–21, 1977)
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| 1978 |
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (Anwar Sadat, Period: 1978)
Camp David Accords (Period: September 1978)
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| 1979 |
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (Period: March 26, 1979)
Signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (Period: March 26, 1979)
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| 1980 |
Resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Moshe Dayan, Period: October 1980)
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| 1981 |
Appointment as Minister of Defense (Ariel Sharon, Period: 1981–1983)
Operation Opera (Bombing of the Osirak Reactor, Period: June 7, 1981)
Assassination of Anwar Sadat (Period: October 6, 1981)
Death of Sadat (Period: October 6, 1981)
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| 1982 |
Sabra and Shatila Massacre (Period: September 16–18, 1982)
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| 1983 |
Resignation as Prime Minister (Menachem Begin, Period: September 1983)
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| 1984 |
First Peres Government (Period: 1984–1986)
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| 1993 |
Promotion of the Oslo Accords (Period: 1993)
Oslo Accords (Period: September 13, 1993)
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| 1994 |
Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty (Period: October 26, 1994)
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (Yitzhak Rabin, Period: December 10, 1994)
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| 1995 |
Second Peres Government (Period: 1995–1996)
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin (Period: November 4, 1995)
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| 1999 |
Appointment as Leader of Likud (Ariel Sharon, Period: 1999)
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| 2000 |
Visit to the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif and Outbreak of Second Intifada (Period: September 28, 2000)
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| 2001 |
Appointment as Prime Minister (Ariel Sharon, Period: 2001–2006)
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| 2005 |
Implementation of the Gaza Disengagement Plan (Period: 2005)
Formation of Kadima Party (Period: November 2005)
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| 2006 |
Ariel Sharon's Stroke (Period: January 4, 2006)
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| 2007 |
Appointment as President of Israel (Shimon Peres, Period: 2007–2014)
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