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🇿🇦 Kruger Day in South Africa
Commemorated the birth of Paul Kruger
Date in South Africa
October 10
Instituted1952
Commemorates Paul Kruger, a significant historical figure.
How Kruger Day is observed in South Africa
Historical significance
Established to honor Paul Kruger, former President of the South African Republic.
Public life in South Africa
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- ? Utamaduni Day(Kenya) - Celebrates the country's heritage and its diverse culture.
- 1930 The Transvaal University College changes its name to the University of Pretoria.
- 1958 Cyrille Adoula co-founds the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) along with Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Iléo. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1960 Munjuku Nguvauva II is installed as the Paramount Chief of the Ovanbandero people of Namibia.
- 1978 Ugandan MiG fighters bomb Tanzanian forests as tensions escalate between the two countries.
In South Africa, around 1952
- 1952 Oliver Tambo establishes South Africa's first Black legal partnership, Mandela & Tambo, with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. · South Africa
- 1952 (c.) Albert Luthuli dismissed from his Groutville chieftaincy by the apartheid government after refusing to abandon the Defiance Campaign. · South Africa
- 1952 Albert Luthuli elected President-General of the African National Congress at the annual national conference in Queenstown. · South Africa