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The 1991 Malagasy Uprising Against Ratsiraka
In the year 1991, a pivotal event gripped Madagascar's history. Approximately 400,000 impassioned Malagasy individuals orchestrated a march toward Antananarivo's Presidential Palace. Their unified objective was to veheme...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
2Historical Events
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Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum. -
P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid. -
P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenarian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid.
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400,000 Malagasy march on Antananarivo's Presidential Palace to protest Didier Ratsiraka's presidency. - 2001 The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths. 🇦🇴 Angola
- 2001 The Angola train attack occurs, causing 252 deaths. 🇦🇴 Angola
- 2012 The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 2012 The Marikana massacre near Rustenburg, South Africa, results in the deaths of 47 people. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 2013 16 Royal Guardsmen are killed in a bus accident in Al Hoceima, Morocco. 🇲🇦 Morocco
- 2021 Forest fires kill 65 people, including 25 soldiers, in Algeria in the Kabylie region during heatwave conditions. 🇩🇿 Algeria
Famous Births
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Muhammed V, King of Morocco, is born. -
Toumani Diabaté, a Malian musician and one of the world’s great kora players, is born. -
Toumani Diabaté, a Malian musician and one of the world's great kora players, is born.
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Toumani Diabaté, a Malian musician and one of the world's great kora players, is born.
