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1964     Afghanistan     Afghanistan changes from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. The Afghan armed forces continue to depend on the Soviet Union for training and equipment.     India/Pakistan     Nehru passes away and is succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri as India's second prime minister.     China     The People's Republic of China explodes its first nuclear bomb. Read about the evolution of China’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy.     Soviet Union     Khrushchev is stripped of power by the Soviet Communist party leadership. He is replaced by Leonid Brezhnev.     United States     Lyndon Johnson is elected president of the United States. << 1963   1965 >>

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