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Today in African History

Historical Events

7
  • Ibn Battuta
    🎭 1325 πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ Morocco
    Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).
  • πŸ›οΈ 1950 South Africa implements the Group Areas Act, separating the people into four distinct races. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ South Africa
  • ⚠️ 1953 Chuka Massacre takes place. British forces capture and execute 20 suspected Mau Mau fighters during Kenya's colonial rebellion. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
  • ⚠️ 1953 British forces capture and execute 20 suspected Mau Mau fighters during Kenya's colonial rebellion in the Chuka Massacre. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya
  • Nuno Gomes
    πŸ”¬ 2005 πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ South Africa
    Nuno Gomes, a South African engineer, set a record for the deepest dive(318.25 meters) ever made by a human.
  • Omar al-Bashir
    πŸ›οΈ 2019 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡© Sudan
    Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir is charged with corruption in Sudan.
  • John Nkengasong
    πŸ›οΈ 2022 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡² Cameroon
    Sworn in as US Global AIDS Coordinator, head of PEPFAR

Famous Births

2
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
    1954 πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ Nigeria
    Born in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, Nigeria
  • FΓ©lix Tshisekedi
    1963 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡© Democratic Republic of the Congo
    FΓ©lix Tshisekedi, the president of DRC, is born.

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