Commemorates the submission of independence manifesto
Marks the date when the Istiqlal Party presented a manifesto demanding full independence in 1944
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Independence Manifesto Day
Commemorates the submission of independence manifesto
On this day in African history
- 1957 The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
- 1992 Algeria's President Chadli resigns following a disputed election and military coup, leading to the Algerian Civil War.
- 1997 Burundian soldiers shoot and kill 126 Hutu refugees trying to break out of a holding camp in north-eastern Burundi.
- 1998 Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria; over 100 people are killed.
- 2009 The quasi-state of Maakhir, which established itself in 2007, is reincorporated into into Puntland.