Cheikh Al Maarouf Day

Commemoration of Islamic preacher

Commemorates the death of an influential Islamic preacher who played a significant role in Comorian religious history

On this day in African history

• 1978 Ahmed Sékou Touré signs a reconciliation agreement with Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal at a Monrovia summit, ending nearly two decades of hostility. · Liberia

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