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Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • 🏴 1962 The Algerian War of Independence ends with a ceasefire after the signing of the Évian Accords that details Algeria’s independence from France.
  • Winnie Mandela
    🏛️ 1996
    Winnie and Nelson Mandela divorce, ending their 38 years of marriage.
  • 🏛️ 2002 Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud.
  • 🔬 2018 The World's last male northern white rhino, 45-year-old Sudan, dies in Kenya.
  • Samia Suluhu Hassan
    🏛️ 2021
    Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the country’s first woman president.
  • Samia Suluhu Hassan
    🏛️ 2021 🇹🇿 Tanzania
    Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the country’s first woman president.
  • Samia Suluhu Hassan
    🏛️ 2021 🇹🇿 Tanzania
    Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the country’s first woman president.

Famous Births

7
  • 🌟 1981 Kolo Abib Touré, an Ivorian football player, is born in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Kolo Abib Touré
    1981 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    Kolo Abib Touré, an Ivorian football player, is born in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Kolo Abib Touré
    1981 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
    Kolo Abib Touré, an Ivorian football player, is born in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Akite Agnes
    1983
    Akite Agnes, a Ugandan comedian, is born in Kampala, Uganda.
  • 🌟 1987 Loyiso Mkize, a South African illustrator, is born in Butterworth, South Africa. 
  • Hakim Ziyech
    1993
    Hakim Ziyech, a Moroccan footballer, is born in  Dronten, Netherlands.
  • Hakim Ziyech
    1993 Netherlands
    Hakim Ziyech, a Moroccan footballer, is born in  Dronten, Netherlands.

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