World Bank Historical Chronology: 1960-1969

1960
1960	International events	Congo's independence crisis begins and the country descends into civil war and chaos. UN Peacekeeping force is sent to maintain order. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes "wind of change" speech in South Africa, acknowledging the growth of African nationalism and the need to accommodate it. Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa occurs. Police kill anti-apartheid demonstrators organized by the Pan-Africanist Congress. Nigeria becomes independent. Ghana becomes a republic with Nkrumah as president, and the country gradually moves towards dictatorship.
1960	January 20	"Three Wise Men" (Abs, Franks, and Sproul) begin visit to India and Pakistan to study economic conditions and planned development programs.
1960	February 1	Articles of Agreement of International Development Association (IDA) are ready for acceptance by prospective member governments.
1960	March 17	First funding for Mauritania: Loan 0249 - MIFERMA Iron Ore Project.
1960	March 19	"Three Wise Men" issue report in the form of a letter to Eugene Black.
1960	March 24	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Spain, becoming the 59th member of IFC.
1960	April 4	Eugene Black offers the good services of the World Bank to mediate the dispute regarding the settlement of City of Tokyo Bonds of 1912.
1960	April 29	Eugene Black formally opens the Bank's new office at 4 Avenue d'Iena in Paris, then continues on to visit Israel, Sudan, Kenya, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia.
1960	May 27	First funding for Kenya: Loan 0256 - African Agriculture Project.
1960	June 1	Appeal made to Bank staff to give donations for Chilean disaster relief.
1960	July 17	$15.5 million loan granted to Sudan for irrigation (first loan to "new" Africa).
1960	September 9	First funding for Israel: Loan 0265 - Port of Ashdod Project.
1960	September 19	Indus Waters Treaty is signed by Pakistan, India, and the World Bank in Karachi. Indus Basin Development Fund is created, with Pakistan, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States as contributors. The World Bank serves as administrator to the Fund.
1960	September 24	International Development Association (IDA) comes into being, with an initial subscription of $912.7 million. Original fifteen signatories include: Pakistan, Sweden, Australia, Vietnam, Norway, China, United States, Canada, Sudan, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Italy, India, Germany, and Thailand.
1960	September 25	IFC announces that a proposal to amend its charter (to permit equity investment) will be discussed informally during annual meeting of Governors.
1960	September 26	Annual Meetings open in Washington, D.C.
1960	September 30	Bank acts as an executing agency for UN Special Fund in study of transportation in Argentina.
1960	October 4	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Jordan, becoming the 16th member of IDA.
1960	October 5	First meeting of Pakistan aid consortium is held.
1960	October 10	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Iran, becoming the 17th member of IDA.
1960	October 12	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by South Africa, becoming the 18th member of IDA.
1960	October 18	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Spain, becoming the 19th member of IDA.
1960	October 21	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Sudan, becoming the 60th member of IFC.
1960	October 26	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Egypt, becoming the 20th member of IDA.
1960	October 26	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Yugoslavia, becoming the 21st member of IDA.
1960	October 28	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Philippines, becoming the 22nd member of IDA.
1960	November 14	Cuba withdraws from membership in Bank and IFC (bringing the total number of IBRD members to 67 and IFC members to 59).
1960	November 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Denmark, becoming the 23rd member of IDA.
1960	December 1	Dominican Republic withdraws from membership in Bank and IFC (bringing the total number of IBRD members to 66 and IFC members to 58).
1960	December 14	Economic Development Institute (EDI) announces that it will donate small libraries on economic development to member countries. The Rockefeller Foundation contributes half the cost of the library materials.
1960	December 19	Announcement of the appointment of Henry R. Labouisse as the Bank's Special Representative for Africa, who will concern himself primarily with the new nations and less developed territories.
1960	December 22	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ireland, becoming the 24th member of IDA.
1960	December 22	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Israel, becoming the 25th member of IDA.
1960	December 22	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Turkey, becoming the 26th member of IDA.
1960	December 23	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Honduras, becoming the 27th member of IDA.
1960	December 27	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Japan, becoming the 28th member of IDA.
1960	December 29	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Iraq, becoming the 29th member of IDA.
1960	December 29	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Finland, becoming the 30th member of IDA.
1960	December 29	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ghana, becoming the 31st member of IDA.
1960	December 29	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Morocco, becoming the 32nd member of IDA.
1960	December 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Chile, becoming the 33rd member of IDA.
1960	December 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by France, becoming the 34th member of IDA.
1960	December 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Nicaragua, becoming the 35th member of IDA.
1960	December 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, becoming the 36th member of IDA.
1960	December 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Tunisia, becoming the 37th member of IDA.

1961
1961	International events	Congo crisis continues. US breaks diplomatic ties with Cuba. Sino-Soviet break becomes public. UN condemns apartheid in South Africa; South Africa withdraws from British Commonwealth and becomes a republic. Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro Free Cuban forces supported by the CIA fails. President Trujillo, dictatorial ruler of Dominican Republic, is assassinated, leading to the establishment of a short-lived democratic regime in 1962. East German government builds the Berlin Wall overnight on August 13 to halt access to the West. Tanganyika becomes independent under prime minister Julius Nyerere. First humans are launched into space: Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepherd. Trans-Siberian Railway electrified. Tanganyika Conference convened to protect African wildlife.
1961	February 2	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Afghanistan, becoming the 38th member of IDA.
1961	February 10	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Paraguay, becoming the 39th member of IDA.
1961	March 20	IBRD sends mission to Spain to assist the government in working out the basis for a long-term development program. Included are Benjamin B. King, Warren C. Baum, and others.
1961	March 22	IBRD, in conjunction with UN, UNESCO and WHO sends mission to Kuwait to advise the government on further economic development. The mission is headed by Mr. Amjad Ali, former Minster of Finance for Pakistan.
1961	March 29	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Portugal, becoming the 67th member of the Bank.
1961	March 30	IBRD and IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Nigeria, becoming the 68th member of the Bank, and the 59th member of IFC.
1961	April 1	Leonard Rist appointed special representative for Africa.
1961	April 11	I. P. M. Cargill and A. G. Kheradjou appointed Director and Assistant Director, Far East Department.
1961	April 11	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ethiopia, becoming the 40th member of IDA.
1961	April 24	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Mexico, becoming the 41st member of IDA.
1961	April 27	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Guatemala, becoming the 42nd member of IDA.
1961	May 12	IDA provides its first development credit, Credit 0001, totaling $9 million, to Honduras for highway development and maintenance.
1961	May 18	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Republic of Korea, becoming the 43rd member of IDA.
1961	May 19	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Iceland, becoming the 44th member of IDA.
1961	June 1	Martin M. Rosen becomes Executive Vice President of IFC.
1961	June 13	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Haiti, becoming the 45th member of IDA.
1961	June 14	$19.5 million Bank loan and $13 million IDA credit granted to Sudan for Roseires Dam.
1961	June 15	Economic Development Institute announces special course for senior agricultural economists of FAO. The course is to give agricultural specialists a review of the broader problems of development programming in developing countries, the establishment of priorities in public investment programs, and project appraisal.
1961	June 16	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Colombia, becoming the 46th member of IDA.
1961	June 21	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Bolivia, becoming the 47th member of IDA.
1961	June 23	IFC announces first sale of an investment in a completed project.
1961	June 23	First funding for Guyana: Loan 0285 – British Guyana Credit Corporation Project.
1961	June 27	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ceylon, becoming the 48th member of IDA.
1961	June 28	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Austria, becoming the 49th member of IDA.
1961	June 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by the Netherlands, becoming the 50th member of IDA.
1961	June 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Costa Rica, becoming the 51st member of IDA.
1961	June 30	First funding for Argentina: Loan 0288 Road Project.
1961	July 5	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Laos, becoming the 69th member of IBRD.
1961	July 18	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Thailand, and the World Bank sign an agreement for a detailed study of the problem of siltation at the Port of Bangkok and for a study of the economic feasibility of building an alternative port at Sriracha. World Bank is executing agency for the studies, having general responsibility for execution of the project including disbursement of the money made available by the Special Fund.
1961	August 1	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Libya, becoming the 52nd member of IDA.
1961	August 2	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Guatemala, and the World Bank sign an agreement for a comprehensive study of electric power and irrigation in Guatemala. World Bank is executing agency for the studies, having general responsibility for execution of the project including disbursement of the money made available by the Special Fund.
1961	August 16	First funding for Trinidad and Tobago: Loan 0293 - Electricity Commission Project.
1961	August 30	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Peru, becoming the 53rd member of IDA.
1961	August 30	First funding for China: Credit 0006 - Harbor Dredging Project.
1961	August 31	IBRD and IFC Articles of Agreement signed by New Zealand, becoming the 70th member of the Bank, and the 60th member of IFC.
1961	September 1	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Panama, becoming the 54th member of IDA.
1961	September 5	Adoption of amendment to IFC Articles of Agreement allowing the Corporation to make equity investments announced.
1961	September 6	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Nepal, becoming the 71st member of the Bank.
1961	September 8	IFC makes first investment in development banks: $2 million each in two Colombian financieras.
1961	September 18	Dominican Republic rejoins the Bank (becoming the 72nd member).
1961	September 19	Annual Bank-Fund meetings convene at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna.
1961	September 20	World Bank mission to Kenya, to undertake a general survey of the economy and assist in the formulation of a program of economic growth. Mission is headed by Edmond H. Leavey, former head of ITT.
1961	October 15	Robert L Garner retires as President of IFC. Eugene Black assumes the position of President of IFC; Martin M. Rosen becomes Executive Vice President of IFC.
1961	October 19	First funding for East Pakistan (Bangladesh): Credit 0011, Credit S008 Dacca - Narayangam Demra Irrigation Project.
1961	October 31	Dominican Republic rejoins IFC, becoming the 61st member.
1961	November 1	Development Services Department is established, containing two units: a Development Advisory Service and the Technical Assistance Staff.
1961	November 2	Syrian Arab Republic becomes a separate member (bringing the total IBRD membership to 73).
1961	November 6	Indonesia withdraws from membership in IFC, bringing the total membership in IFC to 60).
1961	November 7	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ecuador, becoming the 55th member of IDA.
1961	November 14	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Nigeria, becoming the 56th member of IDA.
1961	December 5	Geoffrey M. Wilson appointed director of operations for South Asia and Middle East, replacing Joseph Rucinski.
1961	December 13	First funding for Venezuela: Loan 0306 - Expressway Project.
1961	December 21	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Cyprus, becoming the 74th member of the Bank.
1961	December 22	First funding for Jordan: Credit 0018 - Amman Water Supply Development Board Project.

1962
1962	International events	Algeria becomes independent. The government of Burma is seized by the military. Uganda achieves full self-government within the British Commonwealth; Prime Minister Milton Obote then overturns the constitution and declares a Republic. China attacks India across the disputed border of Tibet. Cuban missile crisis begins when the US discovers that Soviet nuclear missile bases are being built in Cuba. US President Kennedy establishes a blockade of Cuba. Soviet missiles are withdrawn from Cuba, and US missiles are withdrawn from Turkey. *Rachel Carson writes Silent Spring, contributing to popular concern over the environmental problems of industrial society.*
1962	January 8	Functional responsibility for assistance to development banks is transferred to IFC. Industrial Development Bank unit is headed by A. G. El Emary.
1962	January 8	Bank begins its fourteenth General Training Program for 9 nationals from member countries.
1962	January 9	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Greece, becoming the 57th member of IDA.
1962	January 11	Bank special mission to Colombia to review the general program of economic and social development, in order to determine the requirements for external assistance. Gerald Alter heads the mission, which includes Duncan S. Ballantine, Bernard Bell, and others.
1962	January 29	Bank announces special mission to Iran to review the Government's Third Development Plan. Mission is headed by O. J. McDiarmid.
1962	February 5	New Africa Department created: Pierre L. Moussa, director, John H. Williams assistant director, Andrew Kamarck economic adviser.
1962	February 8	First funding for Ghana: Loan 0310 - Volta Power Project.
1962	February 16	EDI field trip to Jamaica, with 20 senior officials from 18 different countries to study programs in finance, industry, agriculture, natural resources, health, education, and social welfare.
1962	February 26	IFC established advisory panel of investment bankers.
1962	March 2	IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Cyprus, becoming the 61st member of IFC and the 58th member of IDA.
1962	March 5	Staff report on multilateral investment insurance is issued.
1962	March 14	First funding for Swaziland: Credit 0020 - Road Project.
1962	March 16	Bank announces that it will provide a French language library on economic development to selected agencies in underdeveloped countries. This supplements the earlier effort (in December 1960) which provided English-language titles to organizations in member countries.
1962	March 20	President Eugene Black announces that Escott Reid will begin duties as consultant to the Bank in July 1962.
1962	March 28	IBRD, IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Liberia, becoming the 75th member of the Bank, the 62nd member of IFC, and the 59th member of IDA.
1962	May 28	EDI begins special course on development planning for French-speaking officials of developing countries. It is the first non-English language course offered by EDI.
1962	April 10	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Lebanon, becoming the 60th member of IDA.
1962	April 11	First meeting of the Nigeria Consultative Group, convened by the World Bank.
1962	April 23	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by El Salvador, becoming the 61st member of IDA.
1962	June	The Junior Professionals Recruitment and Development Program (renamed Young Professionals Program in 1966) is launched.
1962	June 13	At a speech to the Minnesota Bar Association, Aron Broches argues for the need for a permanent arbitration tribunal to settle international investment disputes.
1962	June 21	The World Bank announces that it will assist in the financing of a technical study for a crossing of the River Hooghly in Calcutta. It is the first Bank-financed study in India, and is part of the Bank's contribution to the redevelopment of Calcutta.
1962	June 21	First meeting of the Colombia Consultative Group, convened by the World Bank.
1962	June 28	IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Syria, becoming the 63rd member of IFC, and the 62nd member of IDA.
1962	June 29	First meeting of the Tunisia Consultative Group, convened by the World Bank.
1962	July 2	Argentina transportation study, A Long-Range Transportation Plan for Argentina, is published in Buenos Aires by Ministry of Public Works and Services (first UNDP feasibility study to be completed; Bank was executing agency.)
1962	July 25	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Tunisia, becoming the 64th member of IFC.
1962	July 26	Fifteen persons accept appointments in New Development Advisory Service.
1962	August 1	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Togo, becoming the 76th member of the Bank.
1962	August 3	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Argentina, becoming the 63rd member of IDA.
1962	August 17	First funding for Korea: Credit 0025 - Railway Project.
1962	August 21	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Togo, becoming the 64th member of IDA.
1962	August 28	World Bank and Colombia publish Plan for Improvements in National Transportation, a survey report on the transportation facilities of Colombia, recommending a ten year program to improve highways, railroads, inland waterways, seaports and airports.
1962	August 28	World Bank announces confirmation of the death of two staff members - John Shearer and Vance Rogers - killed in a helicopter crash while on mission in Thailand.
1962	August 30	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Morocco, becoming the 65th member of IFC.
1962	August 31	IBRD, IFC, and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Senegal, becoming the 77th member of the Bank, the 66th member of IFC, and the 65th member of IDA.
1962	August 31	IBRD, IFC, and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Somalia, becoming the 78th member of the Bank, the 67th member of IFC, and the 66th member of IDA.
1962	September 4	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Togo, becoming the 68th member of IFC.
1962	September 10	IBRD and IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Sierra Leone, becoming the 79th member of the Bank and the 69th member of IFC.
1962	September 10	IBRD and IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Tanganyika (Tanzania), becoming the 80th member of the Bank and the 70th member of IFC.
1962	September 13	IBRD, IFC, and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Kuwait, becoming the 81st member of the Bank, the 71st member of IFC, and the 67th member of IDA.
1962	September 17	First funding for Tunisia: Credit 0029 - Education Project (first World Bank Group financing of education).
1962	September 17	Annual Meetings open at Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
1962	September 18	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, becoming the 72nd member of IFC.
1962	September 27	Resident mission established in Bogota, Colombia, headed by Peyton Kerr.
1962	October 5	World Bank announces mission to study the economic implications of the proposed merger of the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, and the Borneo Territories to form Malaysia. Mission is headed by Professor Jacques L. Rueff, French Inspector General of Finance, and includes Leonard Rist, John A. Edelman, E. Bevan Waide, and others.
1962	October 17	Eugene Black announces the appointment of Dr. Harvie Branscomb as full-time consultant to the Bank for educational policy. President Black states that "nothing is more vital to the economic progress of underdeveloped countries than the development of human resources through widespread education."
1962	October 31	Sir William Iliff , Vice President, retires from the Bank and IDA. Geoffrey M. Wilson is appointed to succeed him. Escott Reid succeeds Wilson as director of operations for South Asia and Middle East.
1962	November 5	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Burma, becoming the 68th member of IDA.
1962	November 6	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Tanganyika, becoming the 69th member of IDA.
1962	November 7	World Bank announces that Sir Leslie Melville will join the staff of the Development Advisory Service in 1963.
1962	November 13	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Sierra Leone, becoming the 70th member of IDA.
1962	November 16	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Dominican Republic, becoming the 71st member of IDA.
1962	November 20	Study undertaken of telecommunications needs in Central America and Panama; UN Special Fund finances the study; World Bank is executing agency.
1962	November 21	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Brazil, and the World Bank agree to prepare a long-range plan for the development of the six main river systems of the State of Minas Gerais for electric power generation, flood control, and irrigation. World Bank will act as executing agency, and will disburse the funds made available through the Special Fund.
1962	December 21	First funding for Morocco: Loan 0329 - Banque Nationale de Developpement Economique Project.

1963
1963	International events	Congo crisis is largely resolved with the defeat of separatist movement of Moise Tshombe. Organization of African Unity is established. Federation of Malaya is created. Amid opposition from all leading African groups, the Central African Federation dissolves. Reverend Martin Luther King leads March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Black African leader Nelson Mandela is tried under the Suppression of Communism act in South Africa. President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam is assassinated in a US supported coup. US President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas; Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president.
1963	January 1	George D. Woods succeeds Eugene R. Black as President of Bank, IDA, and IFC.
1963	January 14	Bank begins its fifteenth General Training Program for 10 nationals from member countries.
1963	January 15	Bank announces publication of The Economic Development of Spain, the report of the survey mission to Spain, the largest mission organized by the Bank to date. The mission advocates policy of "indicative" planning and of stimulating economic growth as the best way to solve particular problems of employment, income, and regional development.
1963	January 16	IFC operates jointly with World Bank for first time – investment in Banque Nationale pour le Developpement Economique, Morocco.
1963	February 5	World Bank announces the appointment of Mr. Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner, formerly of UNESCO and OAS, as Chief of the new Education Division in the Department of Technical Operations. The division is charged with appraisal of educational projects submitted for financing, and for assisting countries to plan their educational investments along lines which will promote their economic development.
1963	February 7	The United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Sudan, and the World Bank agree to a survey of the electric power requirements of Sudan. It is the first comprehensive study of Sudan's power needs and potential. The World Bank is executing agency for the project and will disburse the funds made available from the Special Fund.
1963	February 12	The United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Colombia, and the World Bank agree to a study of further exploitation of coal deposits in the Cauca Valley. The World Bank is executing agency for the project and will disburse the funds made available from the Special Fund.
1963	February 18	World Bank announces that it will organize and help to finance a study aimed at improving the transport of coal in India. It is the second Bank-financed study in India (following the River Hooghly crossing in Calcutta). The study's Steering Committee includes Edward Mason and G. L. Bansal.
1963	February 21	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Jamaica, becoming the 82nd member of the Bank.
1963	March 6	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Nepal, becoming the 72nd member of IDA.
1963	March 11	IBRD, IFC, and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), becoming the 83rd member of the Bank, the 73rd member of IFC, and the 73rd member of IDA.
1963	March 15	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Brazil, becoming the 74th member of IDA.
1963	March 26	Herbert D. Vogel becomes Engineering Consultant of the Bank in the Department of Technical Operations. Mr. Vogel is to advise the Bank on all aspects of the engineering problems encountered by the Bank, and to maintain liaison with engineering profession in many countries.
1963	April 5	President George D. Woods addresses UNESCO, his first public appearance since assuming office.
1963	April 6	First funding for Portugal: Loan 0363 - Empresa Termoelectrica Portuguesa Project.
1963	April 17	First funding for Cyprus: Loan 0335 - Power Project.
1963	April 24	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Niger, becoming the 84th member of IBRD and the 75th member of IDA.
1963	May 2	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), becoming the 85th member of the Bank.
1963	May 3	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Brazil and the World Bank agree to survey the hydroelectric resources and power market of Brazil's South Central Region, and for the development of a 15-year construction program for power generation and transmission in the Region. The World Bank will serve as executing agency for the survey, and will disburse funds made available by the Special Fund.
1963	May 8	Howard C. Johnson becomes Manager of Portfolio Sales and Participations in the Marketing Department of the Bank and IFC.
1963	May 13	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), becoming the 76th member of IDA.
1963	May 16	First funding for Singapore: Loan 0337 - Power Distribution Project.
1963	June 19	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Gabon and the World Bank agree to survey iron ore transport in Gabon. Included will be a feasibility study for a railroad to carry iron ore from the mining district to the sea. The World Bank will serve as executing agency for the survey, and will disburse funds made available by the Special Fund.
1963	July 8	The World Bank helps finance a study of educational needs in Tunisia.
1963	July 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Cameroon, becoming the 86th member of the Bank.
1963	July 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Central African Republic, becoming the 87th member of the Bank.
1963	July 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Chad, becoming the 88th member of the Bank.
1963	July 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Congo (Brazzaville) (Republic of Congo), becoming the 89th member of the Bank.
1963	July 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Dahomey (Benin), becoming the 90th member of the Bank.
1963	July 24	First meeting of the Consultative Group for the Sudan, convened by the World Bank.
1963	July 25	Announcement to staff that President George Woods had surgery in Seattle, and is recovering satisfactorily.
1963	August 2	Bank announces that its first loan of $250 million made in 1947 to Credit National of France has been sold in its entirety and is no longer held by the Bank.
1963	August 26	Announcement made to staff that the Bank will be open as usual on August 28, the day of the Civil Rights March in Washington.
1963	August 27	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Central African Republic, becoming the 77th member of IDA.
1963	September 6	First funding for Malta: Loan 0351 - Power and Water Distillation Project.
1963	September 10	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Gabon, becoming the 91st member of the Bank.
1963	September 10	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Mauritania , becoming the 92nd member of the Bank and the 78th member of IDA.
1963	September 16	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Trinidad and Tobago, becoming the 93rd member of the Bank.
1963	September 16	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Dahomey (Benin), becoming the 79th member of IDA.
1963	September 23	First funding for Mauritius: Loan 0355 - Power Project (01).
1963	September 25	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Malagasy Republic (Madagascar), becoming the 94th member of the Bank and the 80th member of IDA.
1963	September 26	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Algeria, becoming the 95th member of the Bank and the 81st member of IDA.
1963	September 27	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Malagasy Republic (Madagascar), becoming the 74th member of IFC.
1963	September 27	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Mali, becoming the 96th member of the Bank and the 82nd member of IDA.
1963	September 27	IBRD, IFC, and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Uganda, becoming the 97th member of the Bank, the 75th member of IFC, and the 83rd member of IDA.
1963	September 28	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Burundi, becoming the 98th member of the Bank and the 84th member of IDA.
1963	September 28	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Congo (Leopoldville) (Democratic Republic of Congo), becoming the 99th member of the Bank and the 85th member of IDA.
1963	September 28	IBRD Articles of Agreement signed by Guinea, becoming the 100th member of the Bank.
1963	September 30	IBRD and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Rwanda, becoming the 101st member of the Bank and the 86th member of IDA.
1963	September 30	Annual Meetings open at Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington.
1963	October 23	EDI begins first Project Evaluation Course conducted in Spanish.
1963	October 25	First funding for Spain: Loan 0360 - Highway Improvement Project.
1963	October 28	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Laos, becoming the 87th member of IDA.
1963	October 29	World Bank announces that it will assist in the financing of a study on the establishment of an Electricity Authority in Iran, to be responsible for the regulation, future planning and development of the Iranian power industry.
1963	November 1	Marketing Department is designated "New York Office" with Howard C. Johnson as director.
1963	November 4	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Gabon, becoming the 88th member of IDA.
1963	November 7	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Chad, becoming the 89th member of IDA.
1963	November 8	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Congo (Brazzaville) – (Republic of Congo), becoming the 90th member of IDA.
1963	November 12	First funding for New Zealand: Loan 0364 - Harbour Project.
1963	December 5	Announcement made to staff that because of President Kennedy's recent death, the Christmas party will be postponed until a date early in 1964.
1963	December 9	The Eugene Black Auditorium in the "new" World Bank building ("C" building) is formally dedicated, with an address by US Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon.
1963	December 9	World Bank announces the publication of Planning in Pakistan by Albert Waterston, written as an EDI case study.
1963	December 14	First funding for Syrian Arab Republic: Credit 0046 – Road Project.
1963	December 17	Bank announces plan to send general survey mission to Morocco in February 1964, headed by J. W. Beyen.
1963	December 19	United Nations Special Fund, the Government of Paraguay and the World Bank agree to a survey for constructing roads in southern Paraguay to open up virgin land suitable for settlement and agricultural development. The World Bank will act as Executing Agency for the survey, and will disburse funds made available by the Special Fund.
1963	December 19	First funding for Tanzania: Credit 0045 - School Construction Equipment Project.

1964
1964	International events	Sultanate in Zanzibar is overthrown; Zanzibar and Tanganyika merge to form United Republic of Tanzania, with Julius Nyerere as president. Northern Rhodesia achieves independence as Republic of Zambia under president Kenneth Kaunda. Nyasaland becomes independent state of Malawi with Hastings Banda as Prime Minister. Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed. Indian Prime Minister Nehru dies. Revolts in Congo as UN forces leave the country. Dictatorial rule established under General Mobutu (Mobutu Sese Seko). Military coup in Brazil inaugurates period of dictatorial military regimes, extending until 1985. Nikita Khrushchev removed as Soviet leader, replaced by Leonid Brezhnev and Aleksei Kosygin. North Vietnamese forces become involved with a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. The US Congress passes the gulf of Tonkin resolution giving President Johnson wide powers to respond militarily. Britain grants licenses for oil and gas development in the North Sea.
1964	…..	World Bank establishes Resident Mission in Ethiopia.
1964	January 7	First joint operation of IFC with Inter-American Development Bank.
1964	January 8	First funding for Liberia: Loan 0368 - Roads Project.
1964	February 3	IBRD, IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Kenya, becoming the 102nd member of the Bank, the 76th member of IFC, and the 91st member of IDA.
1964	March 16	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Korea, becoming the 77th member of IFC.
1964	March 25	George D. Woods delivers address before UN Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva, Switzerland.
1964	March 25	Cooperative relationships with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization are established.
1964	March 30	EDI begins first course concerned primarily with evaluating industrial projects.
1964	March 31	IFC Articles of Agreement signed by Jamaica, becoming the 78th member of IFC.
1964	April 2	Bernard Chadenet appointed associate director of technical operations.
1964	April 6	Supplemental Agreement to the Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement of 1960 comes into force. Provides additional foreign exchange resources to be applied toward the cost of works to be constructed by Pakistan in the Indus Basin, aggregating $315 million.
1964	April 10	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Cameroon, becoming the 92nd member of IDA.
1964	May 7	Announcement made that EDI, in cooperation with Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, will give new course in evaluation of economic development projects in Jaipur, India, from October 19 to December 11 for participants from eight Asian countries.
1964	May 26	Orvis A. Schmidt appointed special adviser to president on matters concerning Latin America; Gerald Alter succeeds Schmidt as director of operations, Western hemisphere.
1964	June 2	Federico Consolo appointed to newly created post of special representative for United Nations organizations.
1964	June 4	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Luxembourg, becoming the 93rd member of IDA.
1964	June 24	First funding for Niger: Credit 0055 - Roads Project.
1964	June 29	The first replenishment of IDA resources becomes effective, as eighteen governments agree to provide $753 million, which would stretch over four years.
1964	July 2	IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Belgium, becoming the 94th member of IDA.
1964	July 7	Loan equivalent to $82 million made to Nigeria to assist in financing Niger Dam.
1964	July 7	First issue of Finance and Development is published under the title The Fund and Bank Review: Finance and Development. The editor is Mr. J. D. Scott.
1964	July 24	First funding for Bolivia: Credit 0062 - BPC Power Project.
1964	August 3	First funding for Botswana: Credit 0063 Roads and Water Project.
1964	August 18	First funding for Sierra Leone: Loan 0388 - King Tom Power Project.
1964	August 25	Michael L. Lejeune appointed director of administration to succeed the late William F. Howell, who died July 9, 1964.
1964	September 7	Annual meetings convene in Tokyo.
1964	October 1	Irving S. Friedman appointed as the economic adviser to George D. Woods, President.
1964	October 14	Bank makes first loan in the field of education, to the College of Agriculture of the University of the Philippines.
1964	November 23	First funding for Afghanistan: Credit 0068 Education Project.
1964	November 24	Bank allocates $300,000 to meet foreign exchange costs of feasibility studies (an early grant for such studies) for three road construction projects in Peru; government of Peru to bear local currency costs.
1964	December 14	Bank announces that West African office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is expected to open in early 1965, headed by Alfred E. Matter.
1964	December 22	Adbel G. El Emary, then with IFC, appointed to succeed Pierre L. Moussa as director of Department of Operations for Africa on January 1, 1965.
1964	December 22	Ladislaus von Hoffmann appointed IFC director of investments, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

1965
1965	International events	In US, Black leader Malcolm X is assassinated; major race riots break out in US cities. Congress passes the Voting Rights Act to protect voters in the South. US forces intervene in the Dominican Republic in a conflict which extends until 1966. Algeria's president Ben Bella is deposed. Angered by British demands for Black African participation in government, Rhodesia issues Unilateral Declaration of Independence, which is denounced as illegal by the British government, which imposes an oil embargo on Rhodesia. US combat troops arrive in Vietnam. Regular US bombing of North Vietnam begins. In Indonesia, the army massacres hundreds of thousands of civilians following an abortive coup. Ferdinand Marcos is elected President of the Philippines. Singapore becomes an independent republic. Indo-Pakistani war breaks out over Pakistani aid to Muslims in Kashmir. *Ralph Nader's Unsafe at any Speed* launches his career as consumer advocate. Soviet and American astronauts conduct first space walks.**
1965	.	World Bank establishes Resident Mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Regional Mission in Kenya.
1965	January 20	Alexander Stevenson appointed director of South Asia Department.
1965	January 22	Mahmud Burney appointed World Bank representative in Addis Ababa.
1965	January 22	Johns Hopkins Press publishes Economic Growth and External Debt, by Dragoslav Avramovic.
1965	February 2	Senior staff appointments announced: Andrew Kamarck is Director of the Economics Department; Dragoslav Avramovic is Director of Special Economic Studies; Barend A. de Vries is Deputy Director of the Economics Department.
1965	February 15	Bank transmits to the United nations a staff study on the proposal presented by David Horowitz, governor of the Bank of Israel, to UNCTAD. The Horowitz Proposal aims to achieve a substantial increase in the flow of capital on "soft" terms to developing countries. These funds would be raised in private capital markets and administered by IDA.
1965	March 1	Simon Aldewereld appointed a Vice President of IBRD and IDA.
1965	March 5	First funding for Benin: Credit 0144 - Hinvi Agriculture Project.
1965	March 14	Bank mission arrives in Lima, Peru for a seven week mission to study the government's economic development program and policies. Mission is headed by Hubert Havlik.
1965	March 16	Bank mission to Caracas, Venezuela for six to eight weeks, headed by Mr. Jonas Haralz and Enrique Lerdau.
1965	March 23	Economic mission, headed by Richard H. Demuth, arrives in Ankara, Turkey for a six week study.
1965	April 8	First funding for Jamaica: Loan 0408 - Highway Project.
1965	May 3	Economic mission arrives in Lagos, Nigeria, headed by Dragoslav Avramovic, to conduct an eight week study of the Nigerian economy.
1965	May 13	Andre de Lattre, Inspector of Finance (France), appointed to serve as personal adviser to George Woods for temporary period during discussions with Indian authorities.
1965	June 30	For the first time, World Bank commitments exceeded $1 billion.
1965	July 6	World Bank agrees to pay up to $830,000 to help finance assistance provided by the Development Advisory Service of Harvard University to the Planning commission of Pakistan and the Provincial Planning Departments.
1965	July 19	IBRD, IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Malawi, becoming the 103rd member of the Bank, the 79th member of IFC, and the 95th member of IDA.
1965	July 29	First meeting of the Consultative Group for Ceylon meets in Washington.
1965	August 11	Leonard Rist heads Bank mission to review Gezira Irrigation Scheme. Bank to bear foreign exchange costs; Sudanese government local currency costs.
1965	August 17	Government of Indonesia withdraws from membership in World Bank (bringing total IBRD membership to 102).
1965	September 20	Michael L. Hoffman appointed assistant director, Development Services Department.
1965	September 23	IBRD, IFC and IDA Articles of Agreement signed by Zambia, becoming the 103rd member of the Bank, the 80th member of IFC, and the 96th member of IDA.
1965	September 27	Annual Meetings open at Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
1965	October 4	First meeting of the Malaysia Consultative Group, convened by the World Bank.
1965	December 9	World Bank transmits to UN Secretary-General a staff study on supplementary financial measures to prevent disruption of development programs in developing countries resulting from shortfalls in their export earnings. Under the scheme, countries would receive supplementary financing in support of their development programs in case their export earnings failed to reach agreed expectations.
1965	December 14	J. Burke Knapp visits Rhodesia and Zambia for talks on Kariba Dam.
1965	December 15	Johns Hopkins Press publishes

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