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Today in African History

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  • ⚔️ 1941 Allied forces successfully repulse a major German assault on the strategic port of Tobruk in Libya. 🇱🇾 Libya
  • Jomo Kenyatta
    🏛️ 1959 🇰🇪 Kenya
    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.
  • Richard Achieng Oneko
    🏛️ 1966 🇰🇪 Kenya
    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).
  • Eyadéma
    🏛️ 1967 🇹🇬 Togo
    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
  • Nelson Mandela
    🏛️ 1990 🇿🇦 South Africa
    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

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