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Post-Genocide Reconstruction
In 2003, Rwandese citizens participated in a historic vote to adopt a new constitution aimed at establishing a fair power balance between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. This momentous step was taken in the aftermath...
Historical Events
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Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War. - 1926 Abd el-Krim surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War in Morocco. 🇲🇦 Morocco
- 1937 1937 - Egypt is admitted as the 59th member of League of Nations. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1937 1937 - Egypt is admitted as the 59th member of League of Nations. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1966 British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana. Guyana
- 1977 The first Shaba War in DRC comes to an end. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1977 The first Shaba War in the Democratic Republic of Congo comes to an end. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mengistu Mariam of Ethiopia is sentenced to death in absentia by the Ethiopian Supreme Court for genocide. - 2003 Rwandese vote for a new constitution ensuring a power balance between Hutu and Tutsi. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
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Niger's President Mamadou Tanja dissolves the legislature after his bid for a third term is rejected by the Constitutional Court. -
President Robert Mugabe pardons 2,000+ prisoners to ease Zimbabwe's overcrowded jails. -
President Robert Mugabe pardons over 2,000 prisoners to ease Zimbabwe's overcrowded jails.
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Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world. -
Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and spread across the United States and around the world.
Famous Deaths
1- 2021 A ferry carrying about 150 people sinks in Nigeria. Only 20 people are rescued. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
