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On this day in African history
- ? International Workers' Day or Labour Day
- 1807 The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire. 路 United Kingdom
- 1936 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile as Italy invades Ethiopia. 路 Ethiopia
- 1947 Mbiyu Koinange departs for England to represent the Kenya African Union, presenting land petitions and pressing for colonial constitutional reform. 路 Kenya
- 1952 Joseph Murumbi returns to Kenya following the restoration of Italian authority in Somalia, and is introduced to the Kenya African Union (KAU) leadersh... 路 Kenya
- 1960 Tom Mboya helps form the Kenya African National Union and assumes office as its first Secretary-General. 路 Kenya
Other countries celebrating Labour Day
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Algeria
May 1
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Angola
May 1
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Botswana
May 1
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Burkina Faso
May 1
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Burundi
May 1
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Cape Verde
May 1
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Cameroon
May 1
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Central African Republic
May 1
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Chad
May 1
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Comoros
May 1
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Congo
May 1
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DRCongo
May 1
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C么te d'Ivoire
May 1
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Djibouti
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Equatorial Guinea
May 1
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Eritrea
May 1
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Eswatini
May 1
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Gabon
May 1
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Gambia
May 1
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Guinea
May 1
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Guinea-Bissau
May 1
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Kenya
May 1
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Libya
May 1
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Madagascar
May 1
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Malawi
May 1
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Mali
May 1
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Mauritania
May 1
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Mauritius
May 1
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Morocco
May 1
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Mozambique
May 1
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Niger
May 1
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Rwanda
May 1
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Sao Tome and Principe
May 1
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Senegal
May 1
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Seychelles
May 1
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Sierra Leone
May 1
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Somalia
May 1
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South Sudan
May 1
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Tanzania
May 1
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Togo
May 1
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Tunisia
May 1
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Uganda
May 1
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Zambia
May 1