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Kenya's Political Shift
In 1964, Kenya underwent a significant political transformation when the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) dissolved, giving up its official Opposition status in Parliament. This move resulted in Kenya becoming a on...
Historical Events
3- 1964 Kenya becomes a one-party state after KADU officially dissolves and its representatives join KANU.
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Holden Roberto suffers a decisive conventional defeat at the Battle of Quifangondo, collapsing his military drive to capture Luanda before independence. -
Navin Ramgoolam's Alliance du Changement wins a landslide victory in the general elections, taking 60 of 62 directly elected mainland seats and completely displacing Pravind Jugnauth's MSM administration.
Famous Births
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Paul Kipsiele Koech, a Kenyan runner, is born.
Famous Deaths
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In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. -
Canaan Banana, the first President of Zimbabwe, dies.
