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Oued Ed-Dahab Day
Allegiance Day
Celebration date
August 14
Geographic reach
1 country
Commemorates the recovery of Oued Ed-Dahab region
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On this day in African history
- 1595 Portuguese authorities execute rebel leader Rei Amador by hanging and quartering to suppress the island-wide slave uprising. 路 S茫o Tom茅 and Pr铆ncipe
- 1791 Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Ca茂man, marking the start of the Haitian Revoluti... 路 Haiti
- 1961 British colonial authorities release Jomo Kenyatta from restriction in Maralal and escort him back to Gatundu. 路 Kenya
- 2004 Kuaima Riruako's reparations campaign secures its first major diplomatic breakthrough as Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul delivers the first formal... 路 Namibia
- 2008 Nigeria hands over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, ending a long-standing dispute over the territory. 路 Nigeria
- 2013 Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi. 路 Egypt