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SPLA Day
Sudan People's Liberation Army Day
Celebration date
May 16
Geographic reach
1 country
Commemorates the formation of the SPLA and honors those who fought for South Sudan's independence
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On this day in African history
- 1976 South African pupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools. · South Africa
- 1983 Southern mutineers of Battalion 105 rebel in Bor under Kerubino Kuanyin Bol, triggering the establishment of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Ar... · Sudan
- 1997 1997 – The President of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, is forced into exile by rebel forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1997 The President of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, is forced into exile by rebel forces led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2003 12 bombers blow themselves up in Casablanca, Morocco killing 33 people and injuring more than 100. · Morocco
- 2014 Two explosions kill 12 people in Gikomba market, Nairobi, Kenya. · Kenya