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Umuganura Day
National Harvest Day
Celebration date
August 2
Geographic reach
1 country
Traditional thanksgiving festival marking the start of the harvest season
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On this day in African history
- 1953 Ahmed S茅kou Tour茅 elected to the territorial assembly as the representative for Beyla, securing his first formal legislative seat. 路 Guinea
- 1961 Cyrille Adoula presents his new cabinet of national unity to the Congolese Parliament, beginning his tenure as Prime Minister. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1968 Ahmed S茅kou Tour茅 launches the Socialist Cultural Revolution to decolonize education and eradicate Western cultural practices. 路 Guinea
- 1982 Chris Hani survives a car bomb assassination attempt in Maseru after the device explodes prematurely in the hands of the assailant. 路 Lesotho
- 1997 The First Liberian Civil War officially ends after eight years, with the election of rebel leader Charles Taylor as president.聽 路 Liberia
- 1997 The First Liberian Civil War ends after eight years, with rebel leader Charles Taylor elected as president. 路 Liberia