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Finding of the True Cross festival
Celebration date
September 27
Geographic reach
2 countries
Significance
Religious holiday
Marks the finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena.
Orthodox Christian celebration of the discovery of the True Cross
Celebrated in 2 countries
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On this day in African history
- 1916 Iyasu V is deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favour of his aunt Zewditu.
- 1943 The Belle Vue Harel Massacre occurs in Mauritius when striking sugar cane workers are shot by police.
- 1959 Clemens Kapuuo co-founds the South West African National Union (SWANU) as an umbrella anti-colonial movement uniting the Herero Chiefs' Council, OPO,... · Namibia
- 1961 Milton Margai addresses the United Nations General Assembly as Sierra Leone joins the organization as its 100th member state. · Sierra Leone
- 1962 Television comes to Kenya as Kenya Broadcasting Corporation(KBC) goes on air. However, broadcasts can only be seen by viewers living within a 24-km ra...