The Antarctic Treaty System is the set of international agreements that governs the continent of Antarctica. The original treaty was signed in Washington by twelve countries that had taken part in the International Geophysical Year of 1957 and 1958, including seven that had claimed parts of the continent. It sets aside Antarctica for peaceful purposes and scientific research, bans military activity and nuclear explosions, and puts existing territorial claims on hold. It was later supplemented by agreements to protect seals and marine life and by the Madrid Protocol of 1991, which bans mining. Dozens of countries are now parties to the system.
Before and after
- 9 October 1959Birth of Boris Nemtsov
- 21 October 1959Construction of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- 23 October 1959Birth of "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 26 October 1959Birth of Evo Morales
- 1 December 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 1960Founding of Somalia
- c. 1960sRise of Fluxus
- from 1960 to 1996Guatemalan Civil War
- from 1960 to 1970The Beatles
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 12 March 1947 to 25 December 1991Cold War
- from 3 April 1948 to 1 December 1951Marshall Plan
- 10 December 1948Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 26 July 1953Cuban Revolution
- from 14 October 1962 to 28 October 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The era
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