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Targeted at the Rally
In 2018, Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa narrowly survived an assassination attempt during an election rally in Bulawayo. A powerful blast rocked the rally, tragically claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving nea...
Historical Events
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General Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected as the 2nd President of Egypt. - 1956 Egypt's double referendums granting women the right to vote and establishing a National Assembly are passed. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1956 The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa. France
- 1956 Egypt's referendums grant women the right to vote and establish a National Assembly. 🇪🇬 Egypt
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Nigeria’s military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country’s first civilian president in a decade. -
Nigeria’s military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country’s first civilian president in a decade.
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Nigeria's military, led by General Ibrahim Babangida, annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country's first civilian president in a decade.
- 1993 Nigeria's military annuls presidential election results, blocking the inauguration of the country's first civilian president in a decade. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1994 South Africa is readmitted to United Nations following its transition into a democracy after nearly 20 years of suspension. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1994 South Africa is readmitted to the United Nations following its transition into a democracy after nearly 20 years of suspension. 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Desmond Tutu retires as Archbishop and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. -
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa survives assassination attempt as a blast at an election rally in Bulawayo kills 2, injures nearly 50.
Famous Births
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Tiken Jah Fakoly, an Ivorian singer/songwriter, is born.
