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A Controversial Pardon
In 2002, Malian President Alpha Konaré grants a pardon to former President Moussa Traoré and his wife, who were both serving life sentences for embezzling state funds. This decision sparked controversy and raised questio...
Historical Events
8- 1733 The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City. Canada
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Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. - 1900 N'Djamena City is founded as Fort Lamy. 🇹🇩 Chad
- 1973 Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. United States
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Olusegun Obasanjo assumes office as the president of Nigeria, becoming the first elected civilian head of state after 16 years of military rule. -
Malian president Alpha Konaré pardons former president Moussa Traoré and his wife, who are serving life sentences for embezzling state funds. -
Umaru Yar'Adua is sworn in as Nigeria's president. - 2013 Nigeria commissions its first cable-stayed bridge, the Lekki-Ikoy Bridge in Lagos, measuring 1.36 kilometres in length. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Famous Births
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Abdoulaye Wade, 3rd President of Senegal, is born.
