Commemoration of Lusaka Peace Agreement
Marks the signing of the Lusaka Peace Agreement between FRELIMO and Portuguese authorities
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Victory Day
Commemoration of Lusaka Peace Agreement
What this holiday commemorates
- 1974 Mozambique’s liberation party Frelimo and the Portuguese government sign the Lusaka Accords, setting up a Transitional Government. · Mozambique
- 1974 Samora Machel's FRELIMO secures the Lusaka Accord with Portugal, establishing a transitional government and setting a date for full independence. · Mozambique
On this day in African history
- 1909 British chocolate manufacturer William Cadbury announces a comprehensive boycott of São Tomé cocoa due to forced labor conditions. · United Kingdom
- 1962 The Algerian War of Independence ends with a ceasefire after the signing of the Évian Accords that details Algeria’s independence from France.
- 1996 Winnie and Nelson Mandela divorce, ending their 38 years of marriage.
- 2002 Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud.
- 2018 The World's last male northern white rhino, 45-year-old Sudan, dies in Kenya.
- 2021 Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the country’s first woman president. · Tanzania