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King Father's Birthday
Birthday of King Sobhuza II
Celebration date
July 22
Geographic reach
1 country
Commemorates the birthday of Sobhuza II who was Ngwenyama from 1899 to 1982
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On this day in African history
- 1833 The Slavery Abolition Act passes in the British House of Commons, initiating the gradual abolition of slavery in most parts of the British Empire. · United Kingdom
- 1947 Sudan Airways begins operations. · Sudan
- 1977 Egyptian Air Force attacks the Libyan air base of El Adem near Tobruk. · Libya
- 1994 Yahya Jammeh leads a military coup d’état in The Gambia and installs himself as the country’s ruler. · The Gambia