- 1962 — An assassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana, occurs.
- 1881 — Colonel Ahmed Urabi leads a military coup in Egypt.
- 1954 — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake devastates Chlef in northern Algeria, killing at least 1,243 people.
- 1990 — Samuel Doe, the 21st President of Liberia, dies.
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Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.
Swahili (Tanzania)
Translation: The day before yesterday the wise man ate some lizard soup.
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Angalukhani
Fickle person, changeable could also refer to a person who is not loyal,
e.g.
Omusatsa oyo ni angalukhani anyala okhukhukata .
en
That man is not loyal he can deceive you .
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Genesis is the first book in the bible.
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