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2009 At the 21st NATO Summit, new Secretary General, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is appointed
1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China 1997 NATO invites Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic to join 1997 Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs a historic treaty with NATO 1996 Mike Jeremy Boorda, commandant (NATO), commits suicide at 57 1994 Manfred Worner, German general/Secretary-General of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59 1988 Lauris Morstad, NATO commander/CEO Corning Fiberglass, dies at 71 1985 Bomb attacks in NATO/AEG-Telefunken building in Brussels 1984 Joseph Luns resigns as Secretary-General of NATO 1982 Spain becomes 16th member of NATO 1981 Spain becomes a member of the NATO alliance 1981 Spanish government requests membership in NATO 1979 Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/Secretary-General NATO, dies at 82 1979 Failed attack on NATO commander Haig in Obourg, Belgium 1972 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/secretary-general (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73 1971 Joseph Luns becomes Secretary-General of NATO 1971 Manlio Brosio resigns as Secretary-General of NATO 1971 Joseph Luns appointed Secretary-General of NATO 1964 Manlio Brosio chosen as Secretary-General of NATO 1961 Dirk U. Suffocated chosen as Secretary-General of NATO 1961 Paul-Henri Spaak resigns as Secretary-General of NATO 1961 NATO Secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign 1957 Britain accepts NATO offer to mediate in Cyprus, but Greece rejects it 1956 Paul-Henri Spaak appointed Secretary-General of NATO 1955 German Federal Republic joins NATO 1955 West Germany joins NATO 1954 West Germany joins NATO 1954 U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO 1954 U.S.S.R. offers to join NATO 1953 West Germany applies to NATO 1950 General Eisenhower named NATO commander 1949 President Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) 1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect 1949 Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO) 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Washington D.C.) 1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, treaty ratified 1936 Edward Jones, U.K. military rep to NATO 1936 John Shalikashvili, Polish/US general, NATO 1934 Manfred Worner, German General/Secretary-General, NATO, 1988-94 1932 Michael Knight, air chief marshall/British leader, NATO 1932 Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1926 John Graham, British ambassador to NATO 1911 Joseph MAH Luns, foreign minister/secr-general, NATO 1907 Lauris Norstad, U.S. gen, NATO commander and CEO, Owens-Corning Fiberglass 1899 Alfred M. Gruenther, U.S., commanding general of NATO, 1953-56 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/Secretary-General of NATO, 1957-61 1897 Dirk U Stikker, director, Heineken, Dutch foreign minister/NATO 1895 Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. general in WW II, China, Nicaragua, Korea, NATO 1888 Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet, Melatiknoppen |
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