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The muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna. It seeks to establish Islamic governance based on Sharia law and has branches in many countries. The Brotherhoo...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
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Kwame Nkrumah is released from prison after his party, the Convention People's Party (CPP), wins the 1951 elections. - 2012 Equatorial Guinea and Gabon host the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, with the games split between the countries. Zambia emerges the winner.
Famous Births
3- 1920 Raymond Mphakamisi Mhlaba, a South African anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress, is born in Fort Beaufort, South Africa.
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Jean Eyeghé Ndong, former Gabonese Prime Minister, is born in Libreville, Gabon. - 1959 Felipe Jacinto Nyusi, the fourth President of Mozambique, is born in Mueda, Mozambique.
Famous Deaths
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Hassan al-Banna, an Egyptian educator and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, is assassinated in Cairo, Egypt.
