Regional
Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Day
Restoration of sovereignty
Celebration date
May 18
Geographic reach
1 country
Celebrates the restoration of Somaliland's sovereignty
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What this holiday commemorates
On this day in African history
- ? The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) imposes an arms embargo on Ethiopia and Eritrea over their two-year border dispute.
- ? South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
- ? A State of Emergency is declared in Kano, the northern region of Nigeria, as Riots Persist for the third day. · Nigeria
- 1652 Slavery in Rhode Island is abolished, although the law is not rigorously enforced. · United States
- 1962 The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to end the Algerian war in the Évi... · Algeria