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Today in African History

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Historical Events

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  • Jonas Savimbi
    ⚔️ 1976 🇦🇴 Angola
    Jonas Savimbi retreats into the Angolan interior to launch a guerrilla campaign against the MPLA, following the capture of Huambo by Cuban-backed government forces.
  • ⚔️ 1990 The Second Battle of Massawa begins in Eritrea when Eritrean forces fighting the Eritrean War for Independence against Ethiopia launch a surprise attack.
  • Cesária Évora
    📌 2004 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
    Wins the Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music Album for Voz d'Amor
  • ⚠️ 2015 Egyptian police fire teargas at football fans forcing their way into 30 June Stadium, resulting in a stampede that kills at least 20 people.

Famous Births

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  • Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo
    1967 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, an Ivorian poet and publisher, is born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Famous Deaths

4
  • Cetshwayo
    1826 – 1884
    The last king of the Zulu Kingdom, King Cetshwayo, dies at Eshowe in South Africa.
  • 🕯️ 1996 A cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people.
  • 🕯️ 2002 Death of Esther Afua Ocloo in Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
  • Sam Nujoma
    1929 – 2025 🇳🇦 Namibia
    Sam Nujoma dies at the age of 95 in Windhoek, Namibia, concluding an extraordinary life of liberation struggle and statecraft.

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