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Twentieth Party Congress Opens

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956

Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev14 February 1956

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Opens the Twentieth Party Congress and presents a report emphasizing peaceful coexistence and economic competition.

Names involved

Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

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