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Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)
In August 1963, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) was established as a breakaway movement from the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). Dissatisfied with Joshua Nkomo's leadership, ZANU emerged as a more mili...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
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Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves in Greeneville, Tennessee despite them being exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation, now commemorated as Emancipation Day in the state. - 1963 The current ruling party of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- 1963 The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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Moktar Ould Daddah elected unopposed to his final presidential term, framing the victory as a mandate for the annexation of Western Sahara. -
Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa exhumed from the Adoagyiri Government Cemetery near Nsawam to allow forensic identification of his remains. -
Kenyan general election: President Uhuru Kenyatta is re-elected. - 2021 Islamist jihadists attack three villages in northern Mali, killing more than 50 people. 🇲🇱 Mali
Famous Births
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Mohamed Morsi, the 5th President of Egypt, is born. -
Mohamed Morsi, the 5th President of Egypt, is born.
Famous Deaths
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2018 – Nicholas Bett, a Kenyan track and field athlete, dies. -
Nicholas Bett, a Kenyan track and field athlete, dies.
