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The First Battle of Amgala
In 1976, tensions reached a boiling point in the Western Sahara oasis of Amgala as Moroccan forces launched the First Battle of Amgala against Algerian forces. The conflict stemmed from Morocco's assertion of territorial...
Historical Events
7- 1976 The First Battle of Amgala occurs at the Western Sahara oasis Amgala when Moroccan forces attack Algerian forces.
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Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa co-founds the People's Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ) with Komla Gbedema and William Ofori-Atta to resist the UNIGOV referendum. -
Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years. - 1996 A military coup d’état in Niger ends the three-year administration of Mahamane Ousame, the country’s first democratically-elected president.
- 1996 A military coup d’état in Niger ends the three-year administration of Mahamane Ousame, the country’s first democratically-elected president. 🇳🇪 Niger
- 1996 A military coup d’état in Niger ends the three-year administration of Mahamane Ousame, the country’s first democratically-elected president. 🇳🇪 Niger
- 2002 An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others.
Famous Births
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a South African politician and activist, is born. -
Habib Koité, a Malian singer and songwriter, is born. -
Habib Koité, a Malian singer and songwriter, is born.
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Samia Suluhu Hassan, the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania, is born.
