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Victory of Adwa Day
Commemoration of victory over Italian forces
Celebration date
March 2
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1 country
Commemorates Ethiopia's victory in the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
Celebrates Ethiopia's historic victory over Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, marking the first defeat of a European colonial power by an African nation.
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On this day in African history
- 1961 Abbé Fulbert Youlou enacts the first constitution of independent Congo, establishing a centralized presidential system. · Congo
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- 1975 J. M. Kariuki abducted outside the Nairobi Hilton Hotel by security officers led by GSU commander Ben Gethi. · Kenya