Cuban Missile Crisis23 October 1962
Zorin challenged the American quarantine at the Security Council and rejected United States accusations about offensive Soviet weapons.
Historical person
Valerian Zorin Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Valerian Zorin, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Russia.
3 records1962–19621 events1 places
Chronological biography
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis25 October 1962
Zorin refused to answer Stevenson's demand for an immediate admission that Soviet missiles were present in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis25 October 1962
Zorin faced Stevenson's presentation of aerial photographs after declining to confirm that Soviet missiles had been installed in Cuba.
Titles and roles
Representative to United Nations
Record provenance
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