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Targeted at the Rally
In 2018, Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa narrowly survived an assassination attempt during an election rally in Bulawayo. A powerful blast rocked the rally, tragically claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving nea...
Historical Events
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General Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected as the 2nd President of Egypt. - 1956 Egypt's double referendums granting women the right to vote and establishing a National Assembly are passed.
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Nigeria’s military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country’s first civilian president in a decade. -
Nigeria’s military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country’s first civilian president in a decade.
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Nigeria’s military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country’s first civilian president in a decade.
- 1994 South Africa is readmitted to United Nations following its transition into a democracy after nearly 20 years of suspension.
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Desmond Tutu retires as Archbishop and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. -
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa survives assassination attempt as a blast at an election rally in Bulawayo kills 2, injures nearly 50.
Famous Births
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Tiken Jah Fakoly, an Ivorian singer/songwriter, is born.
