Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev16 May 1960
Demands an American apology and an end to U-2 reconnaissance flights after the capture of pilot Francis Gary Powers.
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Demands an American apology and an end to U-2 reconnaissance flights after the capture of pilot Francis Gary Powers.
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