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The Biafran Declaration
In 1967, the Nigerian Eastern Region made a bold move by declaring its independence as the Republic of Biafra, triggering a devastating civil war. This declaration stemmed from deep-rooted ethnic and political tensions t...
Historical Events
7- 1896 Construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway begins at the port of Mombasa. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 1902 523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo-Boer War. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1919 Belgium and Britain sign the Anglo-Belgium agreement: Belgium gains Rwanda and Burundi, while Britain takes control of German East Africa (Tanzania).
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The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. -
President Mobutu Sese Seko publicly executes Évariste Kimba, former Congolese Prime Minister, and other politicians in Kinshasa. - 1967 The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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Godfrey Binaisa born in Mityana, west of Kampala, into a family descended from Ssekabaka Kikulwe, the 23rd Kabaka of Buganda.
