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1961Aug, 22

Iain Coucher

Iain Coucher, English businessman
Iain Michael Coucher (born 22 August 1961, St Albans, Hertfordshire) is the serving Chief Executive of The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE plc). He has worked as a consultant in the railway industry and held a number of management posts, most notably serving as the Chief Executive of Network Rail from 2007 to 2010.

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Events on 1961

  • 8Jan

    Charles de Gaulle

    In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
  • 16Apr

    Fidel Castro

    In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
  • 1May

    Fidel Castro

    The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
  • 25Jul

    NATO

    In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
  • 10Aug

    Agent Orange

    First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army.