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October
09

Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • 📌 1952 Mau Mau militants assassinate Senior Chief Waruhiu wa Kungu in Central Province, escalating the colonial crisis in Kenya. 🇰🇪 Kenya
  • 🏴 1962 Uganda achieves independence from Britain.
  • Yusufu Lule
    🏛️ 1962 🇺🇬 Uganda
    Yusufu Lule appointed chairman of the Public Service Commission after Uganda's independence, overseeing the transition to African administrators.
  • Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
    🏛️ 1975 🇬🇭 Ghana
    Acheampong reorganizes the military administration, replacing the NRC with the Supreme Military Council and sidelining potential rivals Majors Agbo, Baah, and Selormey.
  • ⚠️ 2013 60 people are killed in clashes between militias and Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic.
  • 🏛️ 2015 The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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