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From Athens to Uganda
In a gripping event that unfolded on June 27, 1976, Air France Flight 139, traveling from Tel Aviv to Paris, was hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Bader-Meinhof gang. The hi...
Historical Events
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Vocalist Vicky Longomba and musicians Jean Essous and Franco Luambo form the band OK Jazz in DRC. -
Moktar Ould Daddah replaces the CFA franc with the newly launched national currency, the Ouguiya, to secure monetary autonomy. -
President Moktar Ould Daddah exits the West African Monetary Union with Mauritania, introducing the ouguiya to replace the CFA franc.
- 1976 Air France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda. 🇺🇬 Uganda
- 1976 Seychelles gains independence from the British. 🇸🇨 Seychelles
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High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi invalidates President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of 47 County Commissioners, citing violations of gender equality and public participation principles. -
Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison on contempt of court charges.
Famous Births
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Fulbert Youlou, the first President of the Republic of Congo, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Algerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf is assassinated. -
Kuaima Riruako laid to rest at the Okahandja Heroes and Heroines Cemetery alongside Hosea Kutako and Clemens Kapuuo following a State funeral conferred under Proclamation 11 of 2014. -
Ethiopian singer and songwriter, Hachalu Hundessa, dies.
