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January
30

Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • Teodoro Obiang Nguema
    🏛️ 2011
    Equatorial Guinea's dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, assumes the chairmanship of the African Union, a decision criticized for undermining the organization's commitment to democracy.

Famous Births

3
  • Rainilaiarivony
    1828
    Rainilaiarivony, former Prime Minister of Madagascar, is born in Ilafy, Madagascar.
  • Max Theiler
    1899 🇿🇦 South Africa
    Born in Pretoria, South Africa
  • DeSagana Diop
    1982
    DeSagana Diop, a Senegalese basketball player and coach, is born in Dakar,Senegal.

Famous Deaths

3
  • Titina Silá
    1943 – 1973 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
    Titina Silá, a Bissau-Guinean revolutionary, dies.
  • 🕯️ 2000 Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169.
  • Bethwell Allan Ogot
    1929 – 2025 🇰🇪 Kenya
    Died, aged 95

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