Events of 1956

January

   

January 1 - The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
January 8 - Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
January 16 - Egyptian leader Gamal Abdal Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine.
January 25–26 - Finnish troops re-occupy Porkkala after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4.
January 26 - The 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.