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Africa Day
Celebration of African unity
Celebration date
May 25
Geographic reach
6 countries
Commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity
Celebrated in 6 countries
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Guinea
May 25
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Lesotho
May 25
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Mali
May 25
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Mauritania
May 25
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Namibia
May 25
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Zimbabwe
May 25
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On this day in African history
- ? Africa Day - Commemorates the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), in 1963.
- ? President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone is overthrown in a military coup. · Sierra Leone
- ? A referendum in Egypt approves an amendment to the constitution to allow multiparty presidential elections. · Egypt
- 1935 Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor... · United States
- 1961 British colonial authorities release Fred Kubai from detention and begin lifting restriction orders on other Kapenguria detainees. · Kenya
- 1963 Algeria and Tunisia announced the resumption of full diplomatic relations.