- 2000 — A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election in Ivory Coast.
- 1871 — Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état.
- 1961 — Uhuru Kenyatta, the fourth President of Kenya, is born.
Mahori
Lungs
e.g.
1. Mahori makwa
2. Mahori maku
3. Mahori make
en
1. My lungs
2. Your lungs
3. His/her lungs
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Okello okalo kaa ga kala min okello penjo ni ere Kaka okello nyalo kelo kalo ka ga kala
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Okello and his antics
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Mhindo
darkness
e.g.
muno mumba munechidza panze panemhindo Chenaimoyo
akapindura mubvunzo waSimbarashe
en
Inside the house there is light, outside there is darkness. Chenaimoyo responded to Simbarashe's question.
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