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Cheikh Al Maarouf Day
Commemoration of Islamic preacher
Celebration date
March 18
Geographic reach
1 country
Significance
Religious holiday
A day to honor Cheikh Al Maarouf, a revered religious and cultural figure.
Commemorates the death of an influential Islamic preacher who played a significant role in Comorian religious history
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On this day in African history
- 1975 Francisco Macías Nguema issues Decree 6, branding private education subversive and outlawing it, which collapses the national school system. · Equatorial Guinea
- 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