Commemoration of 1980 coup
Marks the coup led by João Bernardo Vieira
Public
Readjustment Movement Day
Commemoration of 1980 coup
On this day in African history
- 1962 The Ethiopian parliament and Eritrean Assembly voted unanimously for the abolition of Eritrea's federal status, making Eritrea a province of the Ethio...
- 1975 Moktar Ould Daddah signs the historic Madrid Agreements, partitioning Spanish Sahara between Mauritania and Morocco. · Spain
- 1980 A bloodless coup in Guinea-Bissau overthrows President Luis Cabral.
- 1989 Sam Nujoma wins the UN-supervised constituent assembly elections, securing a majority of seats for SWAPO. · Namibia