Observance
Day of the Namibian Child
Celebration of children's rights in Namibia
Celebration date
September 28
Geographic reach
1 country
A day to promote and safeguard the rights of children.
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On this day in African history
- 1958 Abbé Fulbert Youlou supports the French Community referendum that accelerates the autonomy of Moyen-Congo. · Republic of the Congo
- 1958 Ahmed Sékou Touré's call prevails as Guinean voters reject the French Community by roughly 95 percent, the only French African colony to vote No. · Guinea
- 2009 Guinea's military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara attacks a protest rally, killing 157, injuring 1,253 and about 100 raped.
- 2012 Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.