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Soweto Uprising
In 1976, the Soweto uprising erupted in South Africa, marking a significant turning point in the nation's history. The catalyst for this uprising was the government's decision to enforce Afrikaans as the medium of instru...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
3Historical Events
8- 1913 South African Government pass the segregationist Native Land Act restricting the purchase or lease of land by Native Africans. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1913 South African Government passes the Native Land Act, restricting the purchase or lease of land by Native Africans. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1976 Soweto uprising: South African police shoot protesting Soweto students opposing Afrikaans as an instruction language in Black schools. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1997 Fifty people are killed and women kidnapped in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria. 🇩🇿 Algeria
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Thabo Mbeki is elected the second President of a democratic South Africa. -
Elected to the Académie française, the first writer from the Maghreb - 2018 Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 2019 Three suicide bomb attacks kill 30 people in Konduga, northeast Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Famous Births
1- 1947 Born in South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa
