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The Short-lived Mali Federation
Just two months after gaining independence from France, the Mali Federation- a union between Mali and Senegal- crumbles. The newly formed alliance dissolves due to military tensions between the two countries, leading to...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
4Historical Events
11- 1955 Hundreds of people killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco & Algeria.
- 1955 Hundreds of people killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco & Algeria. Morocco/Algeria
- 1955 Hundreds of people killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria. 🇲🇦 Morocco
- 1960 The Mali Federation joining Mali and Senegal is disestablished only two months after the countries gain independence from France. 🇲🇱 Mali
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Moktar Ould Daddah elected unopposed as President of Mauritania in the country's inaugural post-independence election. - 1997 Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped. 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 1998 U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Sudan/Kenya/Tanzania
- 1998 The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
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South Africa’s Caster Semenya wins the Women’s 800 metres to take gold at the Summer Olympic Games. -
South Africa's Caster Semenya wins the Women's 800 metres to take gold at the Summer Olympic Games.
- 2022 Misuzulu ka Zwelithini crowned Zulu King at KwaKhangelamankengane Palace in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
Famous Births
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Silas Kiplagat, a Kenyan athlete, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Meles Zenawi, former President and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, dies.
