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24

Today in African History

Historical Events

6
  • Said bin Sultan
    🏰 1837
    Mombasa, the main port for East Africa, is conquered by Said bin Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
  • Herbert Macaulay
    🏛️ 1923
    Nigeria’s first political party, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, is formed, by Herbert Macaulay.
  • Herbert Macaulay
    🏛️ 1923 🇳🇬 Nigeria
    Nigeria’s first political party, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, is formed, by Herbert Macaulay.
  • Herbert Macaulay
    🏛️ 1923 🇳🇬 Nigeria
    Nigeria’s first political party, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, is formed, by Herbert Macaulay.
  • 🏛️ 1971 Kenyan court sentences Gideon Mutiso to nine and a half years in prison after he confesses details of the coup plot. 🇰🇪 Kenya
  • 📈 2021 Togo unveils West Africa's largest solar power array, a 50-megawatt facility capable of powering 158,000 homes.

Famous Births

2
  • 🌟 1933 1933 – Ngina Kenyatta, the 1st First Lady of Kenya, is born.
  • 🌟 1933 Ngina Kenyatta, the 1st First Lady of Kenya, is born. 🇰🇪 Kenya

Famous Deaths

3
  • 🕯️ 1956 A British Overseas Airways Corporation aircraft crashes during take-off from Kano Airport in Nigeria, leading to 32 deaths.
  • 🕯️ 2002 281 people die in one of Africa’s worst rail accidents at Igandu, Tanzania.
  • 🕯️ 2002 281 people die in one of Africa’s worst rail accidents at Igandu, Tanzania. 🇹🇿 Tanzania

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