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Rwanda's Ethnic Turmoil
In 1961, Gitarama in central Rwanda witnessed a coup d'état that displaced the Tutsi authorities, who had held power over the Hutu majority during Belgian colonial rule. Subsequently, an all-Hutu provisional government t...
Historical Events
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Achimota College, which Aggrey helped found as vice principal, formally opens in Accra - 1961 A coup d’état in Gitaram, central Rwanda, ousts the Tutsi authorities who had ruled over the Hutu majority during the era of Belgian colonial rule. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
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Hutu burgomasters assemble in Gitarama, depose King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, and proclaim the Republic of Rwanda under a Hutu government. -
Ugandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners detained by Obote’s government. - 2012 The African Union opens its headquarters in Addis Ababa.
- 2013 Malian government forces, along with French troops, retake Timbuktu from Islamic rebels.
Famous Births
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Patrice Motsepe born in Soweto -
Papa Bouba Diop, a Senegalese footballer, is born in Dakar, Senegal. - 1988 AKA (Kienan Jarryd Forbes), a South African rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, is born in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Idris Sultan, a Tanzanian comedian and actor, is born in Arusha, Tanzania.
