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Congo's Troubled Years: The Katanga Secession and its Far-Reaching Impact
In 1960, Moïse Tshombe, a prominent Congolese businessman and politician, declared the secession of the mineral-rich Katanga region from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This announcement sparked a series of event...
Historical Events
9- 1882 The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1900 Anglo-Boer War 2(The Battle of Silkaatsnek) begins in South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1904 Brazzaville is named the capital of the Republic of Congo. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
- 1941 The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana. 🇿🇲 Zambia
- 1960 France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso) and Niger. Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger
- 1960 Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. - 2010 FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 2010 The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carries out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others. 🇺🇬 Uganda
Famous Births
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Amad Diallo, an Ivorian footballer, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed. - 1991 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board. Saudi Arabia
