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General Abacha's Seizure of Power
In a decisive turn of events, General Sani Abacha orchestrated a military coup d'état in Nigeria, which abruptly terminated the transitional administration designed to shift governance from military rule to democratic pr...
Historical Events
5- 1869 The Suez Canal, an artificial sea-level waterway linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, opens in Egypt.
- 1993 General Sani Abacha of Nigeria ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.
- 1997 Six militants stage the Luxor massacre in Egypt, killing 62 people outside the Temple of Hatshepsut.
- 2015 Residents of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, protest impassable streets due to poor maintenance by planting banana trees in giant potholes.
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Nigerian superstar singer Davido urged friends and family on social media to send one million naira each to prove their love. Upon receiving 201 million naira, he added 50 million of his own and distributed the 251 million naira to Nigerian orphanages through an agency.
Famous Births
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Aristides Pereira, the first President of Cape Verde, is born. -
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the 8th President of Algeria, is born. -
Cyril Ramaphosa, the fourth President of South Africa, is born. -
Cyril Ramaphosa, the fourth President of South Africa, is born.
