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Operation OAU
Between September 2 and October 15, 1968, there was a conflict known as Operation OAU in present-day southeastern Nigeria. It was a fierce battle between Nigerian and Biafran forces that resulted in a devastating loss of...
Historical Events
9- 1879 Britain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1898 Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan. 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 1898 British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese forces at the Battle of Omdurman, establishing British dominance in Sudan. 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 1968 Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1998 The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 1998 The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu guilty of nine counts of genocide—the first such conviction by an international court in history.
- 2018 National Museum of Brazil fire, A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeological and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies. Brazil
- 2019 Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five. Bahamas
- 2024 At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Famous Births
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Daniel arap Moi, the second President of Kenya, is born. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, is born. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, is born.
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Danny Shittu, a Nigerian footballer, is born.
