- 1964 — Three civil rights workers—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner—are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan during Freedom Summer voter registration efforts.
- 2005 — Edgar Ray Killen is convicted of manslaughter for the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, forty-one years after the crime.
- 1998 — During Togo's election, the military seizes the vote count and declares President Eyadéma the winner as he falls behind, resulting in hundreds of fatal shootings of protesting citizens.
- 1915 — The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Oklahoma's grandfather clause legislation in Guinn v. United States, eliminating a law that denied voting rights to Black citizens.
Martyrs' Day
June 21
Public holiday
Martyrs' Day
Commemorates the victims of the 1953 Batepá massacre during Portuguese colonial rule
Olng'ash
Doubt
e.g.
eitu aikata alotu ene na kaata olng'ash ana kashukunye aikata.
en
I've never been here before and I doubt I'll return.
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Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.
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Translation: Look at the smart guy quickly roasting chapati in the alley.
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