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Patriots' Victory Day/Meyazia 27(Ethiopia)
Imagine a small, yet mighty nation standing up to one of the most powerful empires in the world. This was the reality for Ethiopia when Italy invaded in 1935. But the Ethiopian people refused to bow down to the fascist...
Historical Events
9- ? African World Heritage Day - To celebrate the continent's unique cultural and natural heritage.
- 1925 Afrikaans is declared the official language of South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1936 Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa from exile. The country commemorates the date as Patriots' Victory Day/Meyazia 27. - 1962 Albert Luthuli calls for United Front against apartheid laws in South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1999 Nigeria promulgates the constitution for the Fourth Republic 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 2006 Sudan government signs Darfur Peace Agreement in Abuja 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 2015 UNESCO proclaims May 5 as African World Heritage Day Global
- 2021 Evidence of Africa's oldest human burial, a three-year-old boy, 78,000 years ago, in a cave in Kenya, published. 🇰🇪 Kenya
Famous Births
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Birth of Henri Konan Bedie, second President of Ivory Coast
Famous Deaths
4- 1963 Death of Foreign Minister Mohamed Khemisti 🇩🇿 Algeria
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou dies of hepatitis in exile in Madrid at the age of 54. - 2007 Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes in Douala killing 114 🇨🇲 Cameroon
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Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua dies in office
