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Togo's Stolen Democracy
In 1998, Togo's electoral process was disrupted when a general orchestrated a coup during the election. As the vote count progressed and President Eyadéma found himself falling behind, the general seized control and abru...
Historical Events
12- 1915 The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Oklahoma's grandfather clause legislation in Guinn v. United States, eliminating a law that denied voting rights to Black citizens. United States
- 1915 The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks. United States
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Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. -
Three civil rights workers—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner—are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan during Freedom Summer voter registration efforts.
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Clemens Kapuuo's diplomatic case strengthens as the International Court of Justice issues an advisory opinion declaring South Africa's continued presence in Namibia illegal under international law. -
During Togo's election, a general seizes and stops the vote count as President Eyadéma falls behind. The military declares him the winner, resulting in the fatal shooting of hundreds of protesting citizens. -
During Togo's election, the military seizes the vote count and declares President Eyadéma the winner as he falls behind, resulting in hundreds of fatal shootings of protesting citizens.
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Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
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Edgar Ray Killen is convicted of manslaughter for the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, forty-one years after the crime.
- 2006 African Union inaugurates the interim Governing Board of ACALAN in Addis Ababa, marking the formal start of its operational phase during the Year of African Languages. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 2007 Rebel attack on Niger army base claims 13 soldiers' lives, with 47 soldiers taken as prisoners. 🇳🇪 Niger
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz reelected as president of Mauritania amid opposition party boycotts.
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