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Sir Seretse Khama Day
Celebrates birth of the first president
Celebration date
July 1
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1 country
Commemorates the birth of Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana
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On this day in African history
- 1895 The East African Protectorate is established by Britain, with Mombasa as its capital. 路 Kenya
- 1955 (c.) Sudanese state security forces violently suppress a worker strike in Nzara, killing eight southern civilians and exacerbating regional tensions. 路 Sudan
- 1957 (c.) Kariuki Chotara attempts to assassinate Jomo Kenyatta inside Lokitaung detention camp before Waruhiu Itote intervenes. 路 Kenya
- 1960 The Trust Territory of Somaliland gains independence from Italy and merges with the State of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic. 路 Somalia
- 1960 Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President. 路 Ghana
- 1960 Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state. 路 Ghana