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March
15

Today in African History

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Celebrated across Africa on this day

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Joseph Jenkins Roberts Birthday N'Djamena Music Festival FEMUA (Festival des Musiques Urbaines d'Anoumabo)

Historical Events

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  • Holden Roberto
    ✊ 1961 🇦🇴 Angola
    Holden Roberto spearheads a major armed uprising in northern Angola, directing his forces to launch attacks against Portuguese farms and outposts.
  • Miriam Makeba
    📌 1966 🇿🇦 South Africa
    Wins a Grammy with Harry Belafonte, the first for an African artist
  • Diébédo Francis Kéré
    📌 2022 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
    Named the first African winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize

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