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Matilda Newport Day
Former holiday commemorating Matilda Newport
Celebration date
December 1
Geographic reach
1 country
Named a holiday in 1916 but abolished in 1980 following the coup by Samuel Doe due to its divisive nature
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On this day in African history
- 1955 Oliver Tambo becomes the Secretary-General of the African National Congress following the state banning of Walter Sisulu. · South Africa
- 1957 Oliver Tambo freed from legal proceedings as the state withdraws treason charges against him. · South Africa
- 1958 The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
- 1958 Tom Mboya elected chairman of the All-African Peoples' Conference in Accra, emerging as a leading Pan-African organizer. · Ghana
- 1960 Mobutu Sese Seko's men arrest Patrice Lumumba for inciting the army to rebellion.Â
- 1960 (c.) British colonial authorities permit Fred Kubai and Kung'u Karumba to leave Lodwar under localized restriction orders. · Kenya