Can you name the significant NATO people/events?

created by patriot2010
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  • Each description is related to an event that occurred during the history of NATO (1949-2012). Name the event, person, or country that matches the description provided. Alright, NATO buffs, have at it!
  • Source: Wikipedia (and NATO site)
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This man is the current NATO Secretary General.
In spring 2011, a civil conflict in this North African country led to a NATO mission to topple its oppressive government.
In 1955, the admission of this country into NATO was seen as the alliance's first major challenge to the Soviet Union.
In 1966, this country left the alliance to pursue an independent defense policy.
This Western European country joined NATO in 1982 after the collapse of its authoritarian government.
In its first, major post-Cold War military action, the alliance enforced a no-fly zone in this country from 1993-1996.
This treaty, signed in 1949 in Washington, D.C., established NATO.
Slobodan Milosevic's military campaign in this region of Yugoslavia prompted NATO intervention in 1999.
These two nations are the most recent additions to NATO, having joined as full members in April 2009.
In 1974, a conflict on the island of Cyprus threatened the NATO alliance after these two countries nearly went to war.
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