Today in IMF History
International Organisations Topics: ASEAN - Commonwealth - European Union - NATO - OPEC - United Nations - Warsaw Pact - World Bank
Historical Events
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1944-07-01 - Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF & World Bank
1944-07-23 - Conference of Bretton Woods signed; IMF operations begin
1955-10-01 - Piet Lieftinck becomes director v/h IMF (World bank)
1964-11-08 - IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion
1973-08-01 - H J Witteveen appointed as director of IMF
1982-11-10 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy
2000-09-26 - Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
2005-12-15 - Argentina's president Néstor Kirchner announces the early repayment of its external debt to the IMF.
Famous Birthdays
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1921-06-12 - Hendrik J Witteveen, economist/minister of finance/director (IMF)
1921-09-25 - Robert Muldoon, premier NZ (1975-84)/chairman (IMF)
Famous Deaths
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1992-08-05 - Robert Muldoon, premier NZ (1975-84)/President IMF, dies
1994-01-02 - Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French director of IMF (1963-73), dies at 81
