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Today in African History

Historical Events

5
  • 📈 1960 Construction on the Aswan Dam starts in Egypt.
  • Félix Houphouët-Boigny
    🎭 1964
    The University of Abidjan, later renamed Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, after Côte d’Ivoire's first president, is founded. 
  • Félix Houphouët-Boigny
    🔬 1964 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    The University of Abidjan, later renamed Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, after Côte d’Ivoire's first president, is founded. 
  • Félix Houphouët-Boigny
    🔬 1964 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    The University of Abidjan, later renamed Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, after Côte d’Ivoire's first president, is founded. 
  • 🤝 2005 The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War in Naivasha, Kenya.

Famous Births

3
  • 🌟 1922 Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of Guinea, is born.
  • Ahmed Sékou Touré
    1922 🇬🇳 Guinea
    Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of Guinea, is born.
  • Ahmed Sékou Touré
    1922 🇬🇳 Guinea
    Ahmed Sékou Touré born in Faranah along the Niger River in French Guinea, into a Malinké peasant family claiming descent from anti-colonial resistance leader Samori Ture.

Famous Deaths

2
  • Malam Bacai Sanhá
    1947 – 2012
    Malam Bacai Sanhá, the fourth president of Guinea-Bissau, dies.
  • Malam Bacai Sanhá
    1947 – 2012 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
    Malam Bacai Sanhá, the fourth president of Guinea-Bissau, dies.

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