The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, known as PUC Minas, is a private, non-profit Catholic university based in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It was established in the late 1950s and grew from the Catholic higher-education institutions of the city. It later opened additional campuses in other cities of the state, and it is one of the largest private universities in Brazil.
Before and after
- 1958Integrated circuit
- 1958Construction of London Gatwick Airport
- 1 January 1958Founding of European Commission
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- 1958Founding of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
- 1958Child mortality falls below 20% worldwide
- from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962Founding of West Indies Federation
- 19 January 1958Origins of Canadian Football League
- 23 January 1958Establishment of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations
- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 1960Founding of Somalia
- 1 October 1963Founding of Nigeria
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 2015Rise of Wikipedia Asian Month
The era
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