27 Jul 1929

Switzerland
  • The "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929", commonly known as the Geneva Convention, was signed in Geneva, Switzerland. ww2dbase [Geneva | CPC]
21 Sep 1931

Switzerland
  • V. K. "Wellington" Koo, the Chinese delegate to the League of Nations, appealed to the international community over the Japanese attacks in northeastern China. The league would soon dispatch a delegation headed by British Lord V. A. G. R. Bulwer-Lytton to China to investigate. ww2dbase [Mukden Incident | Wellington Koo | Geneva | CPC]
25 Feb 1933

Switzerland
  • The Lytton Commission reported to the League of Nations at Geneva, Switzerland that Japan had violated Chinese sovereignty and the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo was illegal. Japanese representative to the league Matsuoka Yosuke walked out of the conference hall as instructed by his superiors in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Geneva | CPC]
11 Dec 1939

Photo(s) dated 11 Dec 1939
Finnish Foreign Minister Rudolf Holsti speaking at the League of Nations General Assembly, protesting the Soviet invasion, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 Dec 1939
24 Jun 1948

Photo(s) dated 24 Jun 1948
Brazilian Dr. Geraldo Horácio de Paula Souza and Chinese Dr. Shi Siming at the First World Health Assembly, Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 Jun 1948
12 Nov 1955

Photo(s) dated 12 Nov 1955
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov speaking with French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay, Geneva, Switzerland, 12 Nov 1955

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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