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Today in African History

Historical Events

5
  • Haile Selassie I
    🏛️ 1952
    Eritrea adopts a new constitution prepared by the UN in consultation with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
  • Moïse-Kapenda Tshombé
    🏛️ 1964 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Moïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo.
  • King Hassan II
    🏛️ 1971
    A failed assassination attempt on King Hassan II of Morocco, 101 people killed.
  • Moktar Ould Daddah
    🏛️ 1978 🇲🇷 Mauritania
    President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
  • 🔬 1993 Yobes Ondieki, a Kenyan runner,  becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes. 🇰🇪 Kenya

Famous Births

4
  • Lopo do Nascimento
    1942
    Lopo do Nascimento, the first Prime Minister of Angola, is born.
  • 🌟 1970 Arthur Mafokate, a South African musician and producer known as the “King of Kwaito,” is born. 🇿🇦 South Africa
  • Boniface Mwangi
    1983
    Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist and social activist, is born.
  • Michael Owusu Addo
    1988
    Sarkodie (Michael Owusu Addo), a Ghanaian rapper and songwriter, is born.

Famous Deaths

1
  • 🕯️ 1974 An EgyptAir stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board.

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