Day of national reconciliation
Celebrates national unity and reconciliation
Public
Reconciliation Day
Day of national reconciliation
On this day in African history
- 1921 Harry Thuku establishes the Young Kikuyu Association to reclaim African lands taken by British colonizers. · Kenya
- 1964 United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage. · United States
- 1980 The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. · South Africa
- 1990 South African singer Miriam Makeba returns to South Africa after 31 years in exile. · South Africa