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Cassinga Day
Commemoration of the Cassinga Massacre
Celebration date
May 4
Geographic reach
1 country
Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre of 1978 when South African forces attacked a SWAPO refugee camp
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On this day in African history
- ? International Firefighters' Day - is celebrated to recognize the service and sacrifice that firefighters around the world make daily.聽
- 1960 Milton Margai concludes successful constitutional negotiations with Britain securing Sierra Leone's independence date. 路 Sierra Leone
- 1961 American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. 路 United States
- 1971 Central Bank Governor Duncan Ndegwa submits the Public Service Structure and Remuneration Commission's final report to President Jomo Kenyatta, recomm... 路 Kenya
- 1978 South African Defence Force attacks a Namibian refugee camp in Cassinga, Angola, killing about 600 people. 路 Angola