Historical Events
5- 1968 Swaziland (Eswatini) attains independence from Britain.
- 1968 Swaziland (Eswatini) attains independence from Britain. 🇸🇿 Eswatini
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Kuaima Riruako files a landmark $2 billion civil class-action lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against the Federal Republic of Germany and corporations including Deutsche Bank, Terex, and the Woermann Line, invoking the Alien Tort Statute of 1789. - 2002 Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace agreement in Luanda, Angola. Uganda must withdraw its troops, and Congo must take action against rebels hostile to Uganda's government.
- 2013 Forty-one elephants are poisoned with cyanide in salt pans by poachers in Hwange National Park.
Famous Births
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Sylvanus Olympio, the first President of Togo, is born.
Famous Deaths
3- 2003 The Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso, dies.
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Robert Mugabe, the second President of Zimbabwe, dies. - 2024 Tragic School Fire in Kenya: A fire at a primary school in Kenya resulted in the deaths of 17 students, with 13 others suffering serious burns. This incident sparked widespread grief and concern within the community