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King's Birthday
Birthday of King Letsie III
Celebration date
July 17
Geographic reach
2 countries
Celebrates the birth of King Letsie III.
Celebrates the birthday of King Letsie III, the current monarch of Lesotho
Celebrated in 2 countries
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On this day in African history
- 180 Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of... 路 Tunisia
- 1951 The Bantu Authorities Act stripping black South Africans of their citizenship, confining them to Bantustans(artificial countries) while reserving Sout... 路 South Africa
- 1963 South African singer Miriam Makeba testifies before the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid. South African authorities respond to her call for a... 路 South Africa
- 1976 The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to... 路 Multiple
- 2001 Moktar Ould Daddah returns to Mauritania after twenty-three years in exile, welcomed home under a program of political reconciliation. 路 Mauritania
- 2008 The Rwandan parliament votes to give immunity from prosecution to former presidents of the country. 路 Rwanda