PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldNikita Khrushchev's Controversial Shoe Incident at 1960 UN Debate
On October 12, 1960, during the 902nd UN General Assembly meeting, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reacted strongly to criticism from Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong regarding Soviet treatment of Eastern Europeans. Khrushchev theatrically dismissed Sumulong's remarks, calling him derogatory names and allegedly banging his shoe, creating one of the Cold War's most debated UN moments.
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