Handshakes that shook the world

(FILES) In this file picture taken on September 29, 2015 US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cubas President Raul Castro during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York.Cuba is preparing for the end of an era when on April 19, 2018 Raul Castro steps down as president, ending his familys six-decade grip on power and paving the way for a younger leader. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN

Seoul: When the leaders of North and South Korea reached across the Military Demar­cation Line to shake hands, they symbolically – if fleetingly – united a peninsula that has been divided for decades.

The handshake between the two leaders yesterday marked the latest milestone in a rapid rapprochement after months of global fears about a nuclear conflict. Here are some other handshakes that shook the world: