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March
17

Today in African History

Historical Events

3
  • Apa Pant
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1953 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
    Joseph Murumbi escapes Kenya in a coordinated operation involving Indian High Commissioner Apa Pant, boarding an Air India flight from Eastleigh Airport to Bombay to evade imminent colonial arrest.
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1971 Juvenalias Aooko and allied dissidents gather at Uhuru Park to pray for weapons and support to overthrow the Kenyan government. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
  • Alain Mabanckou
    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2016 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Republic of the Congo
    Gave his inaugural lecture at the Collรจge de France, Lettres noires

Famous Births

2
  • Mohamed Ghoneim
    1939 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
    Born in Egypt
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
    1942 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Born in the Belgian Congo, now DR Congo

Famous Deaths

1
  • Ibn Khaldun
    1332 โ€“ 1406 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
    Died in Cairo

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