Celebrates birth of the first president
Commemorates the birth of Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana
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Sir Seretse Khama Day
Celebrates birth of the first president
On this day in African history
- 1863 Slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony of Surinam, a date now celebrated as Ketikoti in independent Suriname. · Suriname
- 1895 The East African Protectorate is established by Britain, with Mombasa as its capital. · Kenya
- 1955 (c.) Sudanese state security forces violently suppress a worker strike in Nzara, killing eight southern civilians and exacerbating regional tensions. · Sudan
- 1957 (c.) Kariuki Chotara attempts to assassinate Jomo Kenyatta inside Lokitaung detention camp before Waruhiu Itote intervenes. · Kenya
- 1960 The Trust Territory of Somaliland gains independence from Italy and merges with the State of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic. · Somalia
- 1960 Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President. · Ghana