Nikita Khrushchcev and Fidel Castro --- The shoe-banging incident occurred during a debate on 12 October 1960 over a Soviet resolution decrying colonialism. Khrushchev was infuriated by a statement of Filipino delegate charging the Soviets with employing a double standard by decrying colonialism while dominating Eastern Europe.

Fidel Castro did not do anything similar. However, he hold his own personal record.

According to the records of the United Nations the longest timed speech made in the General Assembly was made by Fidel Castro of Cuba at the 872nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly on 26 September 1960 (A/PV.872). The time listed is 269 minutes.

The document is "List of Speeches and Visits Made by Heads of State and Dignitaries" and gives information for statements made from 1945-1976 (document ST/OGS/SER.F/4 + Add.1-2.)

O tempora, o mores! (Cicero). Now even for the heads of the state or government the average is 35 minutes. For normal official meetings the time limits are stricter. Source author: Petru Dumitriu <PetruD@diplomacy.edu>