ANPO PROTESTS

Anpo Protests  1959 – 1960

June 1960: Anpo Protests raged in Tokyo in response to a 1960 revision to the US-Japan Security treaty of 1952. The protests had been taking place since 1959.

June 16, 1960: A planned visit from President Eisenhower was cancelled due to the protests 

 

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