Dhao

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Fight (To fight).

e.g.

Jakuodho oyie dhao. (A Luo proverb that basically means the person at fault is always guilty and will literally do anything to prove their 'innocence'.)

The person who breaks wind (farter) is always ready to fight.

By Nyakwar Leonida

July 14, 2019

Nyerere Day

October 14

Public holiday

Nyerere Day

Established after Nyerere's death in 1999, it celebrates his efforts in leading Tanzania to independence in 1961.

Tanzania

Traditional observances

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Dholuo

Nyakwar

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The grandchild of.

e.g.

An nyakwar Leonida. Nyako mane chunye ler. Nind gi kwee dana.

I am the grandchild of Leonida. A girl who had a good heart. Rest in peace grandmum.

By Nyakwar Leonida

July 14, 2019

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Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.

Swahili (Tanzania)

Submitted by lmj · Tanzania

Translation: The day before yesterday the wise man ate some lizard soup.

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Abiro

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I am coming.

e.g.

Abiro kawuono.

I am coming today.

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By Nyakwar Leonida

July 14, 2019

Today in African History

October 14, 2026

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Oct 14

1964 — Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
1999 — Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania, dies.
1930 — Mobutu Sese Seko, former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born.
2017 — An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonates a truck bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing 587 people.