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Lesotho's Military Coup
April 30, 1991, marked a historic turning point in Lesotho's military leadership when rebel junior officers staged a coup that ousted the head of the Lesotho military, Maj. Gen. Justin Lekhanya. The coup was the result...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
7- ? International Jazz Day - Highlights the diplomatic role of jazz in uniting people in all corners of the globe.
- 1957 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force. International
- 1963 The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom
- 1976 Protests erupt against the Afrikaans language requirement in Black schools across South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1991 A military coup is executed in Lesotho. 🇱🇸 Lesotho
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President Mwai Kibaki assents to the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003, establishing a statutory code of conduct and introducing mandatory bi-annual declarations of income, assets, and liabilities. -
Pierre Buyoya transfers executive power to Vice President Domitien Ndayizeye at the end of the first transitional phase.
Famous Births
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Frederick Chiluba, who will become the 2nd President of Zambia, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Tony Allen, the Nigerian drummer and composer, dies.
