- 1994 — The United States returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
- 1966 — Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale create the Black Panther Party in the United States.
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October 15
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Evacuation Day
Marks the end of French colonial rule and the start of full sovereignty.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
Swahili (Kenya)
Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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Indicates past tense
Breakdown: Been is commonly used for past tense. Adding it to a verb turns the verb into past tense. Eg "dey" represents is/am/are, was/were now becomes "been dey"
e.g.
I been dey sleep when you been call me
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I was asleep when you called me
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