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South Africa's Presidential Shift
In 2008, Kgalema Motlanthe assumed the role of South Africa's Third President, a significant appointment by the National Assembly following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki. His tenure as president was a transitional one,...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
2Historical Events
9- 1906 Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. United States
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President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. -
Amílcar Lopes Cabral's vision realized as the People's National Assembly unilaterally declares the independence of Guinea-Bissau in Madina do Boé. - 1973 Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
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Rawlings hands power to President Hilla Limann, inaugurating Ghana's Third Republic; the AFRC inserts an indemnity clause into the new constitution protecting its members from prosecution. - 1995 The day is declared Heritage Day in South Africa, a public holiday to celebrate the cultural diversity of the country. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1995 Heritage Day is declared a public holiday in South Africa to celebrate the country's cultural diversity. 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Kgalema Motlanthe is elected as the Third President of South Africa by the National Assembly, to fill the position after the resignation of Thabo Mbeki. -
Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando is re-instated a week after a military coup.
Famous Births
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Sibongile Khumalo, a South African singer and songwriter, is born. -
South African singer and songwriter Sibongile Khumalo is born.
Famous Deaths
3- 1976 Philip Gbeho, a Ghanaian musician, composer and teacher best known for his composition of the Ghana National Anthem, dies. 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 1976 Philip Gbeho, a Ghanaian composer best known for composing the Ghana National Anthem, dies. 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 2002 Youssouf Togoïmi, a Chadian politician, dies. 🇹🇩 Chad
