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Che Guevara's Secret Congo Mission: Revolution's Boldest Gamble
In April 1965, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara disappeared from public view. The Argentine revolutionary, already famous for his role in Cuba's triumph, had embarked on a clandestine mission across the Atlantic. Leading a column o...
Historical Events
9- 1941 Allied forces successfully repulse a major German assault on the strategic port of Tobruk in Libya. 🇱🇾 Libya
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British colonial authorities transfer Jomo Kenyatta, Paul Ngei, Fred Kubai, Kung'u Karumba, and Bildad Kaggia from prison to house restriction in Lodwar. - 1964 International Conference for Sanctions Against South Africa opens in London to coordinate global action.
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Richard Achieng Oneko resigns from the Cabinet and KANU, accusing the administration of betraying the independence struggle on agricultural, land, and foreign policies, and joins the Kenya People's Union (KPU). -
Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as President of Togo for the next 38 years. - 1969 Leaders of East and Central African states open a summit in Lusaka to issue the Manifesto on the South. 🇿🇲 Zambia
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Nelson Mandela publicly admits that ANC members had used torture against dissident guerrillas. - 2011 Mass protests in Ouagadougou over food prices lead to a military mutiny in Burkina Faso's capital. 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
- 2014 Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria