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Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa fought on March 1, 1896, was a pivotal event in Ethiopian history. It pitted the Ethiopian forces, led by Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu Betul, against the invading Italian army under General Ore...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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The army of Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II wins a major victory at the Battle of Adwa, the decisive battle of the first Italo-Ethiopian War. - 1908 Mozambique's first newspaper, O Africano!, publishes its first edition.
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Paul Ngei discharged from the King's African Rifles as a Quarter Master Sergeant after wartime service in Africa and Asia. -
Paul Ngei's political activities become central to colonial prosecution narratives during investigations into Mau Mau organizing.
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Charles Njonjo appointed Assistant Registrar General at the State Law Office in Nairobi. -
Tom Mboya negotiates a landmark wage settlement during the Mombasa Dock Workers strike, securing a thirty percent pay increase and preventing escalation of violence. -
Tom Mboya wins election to the Legislative Council as a workers' candidate for Nairobi, becoming one of only eight African representatives.
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou leads the UDDIA into territorial elections that produce a deadlocked assembly between southern and northern political blocs. -
Ahmed Sékou Touré withdraws Guinea from the Franc Zone and the CFA Franc and introduces the non-convertible Guinean Franc; France retaliates with Opération Persil, flooding the economy with counterfeit banknotes. -
President Ahmed Sékou Touré exits the franc zone with Guinea, establishing the Guinean franc as the new national currency.
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Jonas Savimbi elected secretary-general of the National Union of Angolan Students (UNEA) in Lucerne, Switzerland. - 1964 Simeon Nyachae takes office as the District Commissioner of Nyandarua District, tasking himself with managing the resettlement of landless citizens on former European farms. 🇰🇪 Kenya
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J. M. Kariuki escapes the OTC bus bombing in Nairobi after cancelling his trip following a warning from GG Kariuki. - 1976 Joseph Murumbi sells his entire personal collection of art, rare books, and stamps along with his Muthaiga residence to the Kenyan state, on the explicit condition that the estate become the Murumbi Institute of African Studies. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 2011 Seychelle's first independent newspaper, Today in Seychelles, begins publication.
- 2023 Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared the winner of Nigeria's Presidential election with 37% of the vote, amid claims of fraud from opposition parties.
Famous Births
2- 1941 Victor Uwaifo, a Nigerian musician and writer, is born in Benin City, Nigeria.
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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, a Kenyan-Mexican actress, is born in Mexico City, Mexico.
