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The Second Battle of Massawa
The Second Battle of Massawa in Eritrea was a pivotal moment in the Eritrean War of Independence. It took place from February 8 to February 10, 1990, when the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) launched a coordina...
Historical Events
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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.
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Famous Births
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Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, an Ivorian poet and publisher, is born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Famous Deaths
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The last king of the Zulu Kingdom, King Cetshwayo, dies at Eshowe in South Africa. -
St. Josephine Bakhita dies at the Canossian convent in Schio after a long, painful illness, speaking her final words of devotion to the Virgin Mary. - 1996 A cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people.
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Sam Nujoma dies at the age of 95 in Windhoek, Namibia, concluding an extraordinary life of liberation struggle and statecraft.
