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June
04

Today in African History

Historical Events

2
  • Jerry Rawlings
    ✊ 1979 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ Ghana
    Major Boakye Djan and junior officers free Rawlings from his jail cell, seize the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, and overthrow the SMC II, establishing the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council under Rawlings as Chairman.
  • Jerry Rawlings
    πŸ›οΈ 1979 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ Ghana
    Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings leads a military coup in Ghana, overthrowing General Fred Akuffo.

Famous Births

2
  • Modibo KeΓ―ta
    1915 πŸ‡²πŸ‡± Mali
    Born in Bamako-Coura, French Sudan
  • Paulina Chiziane
    1955 πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ Mozambique
    Born in Manjacaze, Gaza province, Mozambique

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