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How One Congolese Preacher Built Africa's Largest Indigenous Church
On April 6, 1921, in the village of Nkamba in the Belgian Congo, Simon Kimbangu, a Baptist-trained preacher, performed what his followers described as his first miracle. The act ignited a spiritual movement of extraordin...
Historical Events
7- 1897 The Sultan of Zanzibar formally abolishes the legal status of slavery. 🇹🇿 Tanzania
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Simon Kimbangu performs his first miracle in Nkamba, founding the Kimbanguist Church in the Belgian Congo. -
The Pan-Africanist Congress is established in Soweto by Robert Sobukwe. -
Assassination of Rwandan and Burundian presidents triggers the Rwandan Genocide. - 1995 The first genocide trials begin in Kigali for suspects involved in mass killings. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 2012 The MNLA declares the independent state of Azawad in northern Mali. 🇲🇱 Mali
- 2017 Gambia holds legislative elections as part of its democratic transition post-Jammeh. 🇬🇲 Gambia
Famous Deaths
1- 1979 Anti-apartheid activist Solomon Mahlangu is executed by the South African government. 🇿🇦 South Africa