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July
07

Today in African History

Celebrated across Africa on this day

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Historical Events

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  • ๐ŸŽญ ? World Kiswahili Language Dayย 
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1954 Tanzanian political party, the Tanganyika African National Union(TANU) is formed. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1971 Chief Justice Kitili Mwendwa resigns after public exposure of his links to the coup conspiracy. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1990 Saba Saba (seven seven in Swahili) protest seeking democratic reforms takes place in Kenya. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 2014 Africaโ€™s northernmost point is formally declared to be Cape Angela on Tunisiaโ€™s Mediterranean coast. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
  • ๐Ÿ”ฌ 2017 Ghana launches its first nano-satellite, GhanaSatยญ-1. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana
  • Fally Ipupa
    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2017 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Releases his album Tokooos, the record behind his Tokooos sound
  • Adebayo Adedeji
    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2018 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria
    A memorial symposium is held to honour Adebayo Adedeji and his work for African economic integration
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ 2019 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is officially launched in Niger.

Famous Deaths

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  • Francisco Mendes
    1939 โ€“ 1978 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ Guinea-Bissau
    Francisco Mendes, first Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, dies.

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