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Uniting a Nation
In 2000, Burundi signed the Arusha Accords, ending the Burundian Civil War. These accords were the outcome of extensive negotiations facilitated by Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. The Arush...
Historical Events
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King Cetshwayo, the last great ruler of Zululand, is captured by the British following his defeat in the British-Zulu War. -
Black teenager Emmett Till is lynched in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement. -
Emmett Till, a Black teenager, is lynched in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech. -
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
- 1970 Malawi switches over their currency from the Malawian pound to the Kwacha. 🇲🇼 Malawi
- 1998 Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2000 The Arusha Accords are signed, ending the Burundian Civil War. 🇧🇮 Burundi
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Pierre Buyoya signs the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement establishing a transitional power-sharing government. - 2000 The Arusha Accords are signed, ending the Burundian Civil War. 🇧🇮 Burundi
- 2017 Kenya bans plastic bags. Any person using a plastic bag will be fined US$38,000 and a four-year sentence in jail. 🇰🇪 Kenya
Famous Births
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José Eduardo dos Santos, former President of Angola, is born. -
José Eduardo dos Santos, former President of Angola, is born.
