1943, 1 June - World War II: North Africa
General Charles de Gaulle has insisted on the dismissal of all those who collaborated with the Vichy government.
1955, 1 June
Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian nationalist, returns from exile on Iles de Groix (off the Bretagne coast, France).
1961, 1 June
British Cameroon North, a US trust once the German colony of Kamerun is incorporated into Nigeria after a plebiscite is held.
1975, 1 June
Rhodesian police shoot dead 11 blacks from amongst those rioting in Salisbury.
