Trivia Question: What Soviet leader allegedly banged his shoe against a desk in protest of a speech at the U.N.?
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev
The Filipino delegate Lorenzo Sumulong caused this outburst when he said most Eastern European countries were being puppeteer by the Soviets. Although this was objectively true, Khrushchev was outraged by hearing the charge said aloud. He removed his shoe and began pounding his desk with it.
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