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A New Dawn for Namibia
After enduring 75 years under South African rule, Namibia finally achieved independence on March 21, 1990. Dr. Sam Nujoma emerged as the inaugural President, leading the nation into a new era of sovereignty and self-gove...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
3Historical Events
6- 1975 The military junta that rules Ethiopia dissolves the country’s monarchy, and declares the country a Marxist-Leninist state. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 1990 Namibia gains independence after 75 years of South African rule.
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Sam Nujoma sworn in as the first President of the Republic of Namibia, marking the official birth of the sovereign nation. - 1997 UNESCO and the government of Zimbabwe adopt the Harare Declaration on Language Policies in Africa, urging member states to cooperate on cross-border language management. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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Sam Nujoma retires as the President of Namibia, facilitating the transfer of power to his successor Hifikepunye Pohamba. -
A failed military coup d’état tries to seize power in The Gambia from Yahya Jammeh.
Famous Births
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J. M. Kariuki born in Kabati-ini town in Kenya's Rift Valley Province to a Kikuyu squatter family displaced by colonial land expropriation. -
Derartu Tulu, an Ethiopian athlete, is born in Bekoji, Ethiopia. - 1978 Sally Barsosio, a Kenyan runner, is born.
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Ejegayehu Dibaba, an Ethiopian runner, is born in Bekoji, Ethiopia. - 1983 Jean Ondoa, a Cameroonian footballer, is born in Douala, Cameroon.
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Solomon Alabi, a Nigerian basketball player, is born in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Famous Deaths
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Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian novelist and poet, dies in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. -
Died in Boston, USA, aged 82
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Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician, dies in Cairo, Egypt. -
Dies in Cairo, aged 89
