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Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • Fulbert Youlou
    🗳️ 1961 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
    Abbé Fulbert Youlou elected President in a national referendum as the sole candidate of the unified UDDIA-MSA coalition, receiving 97.56% of the vote.
  • Yusufu Lule
    🏛️ 1979 🇹🇿 Tanzania
    Yusufu Lule, hastily invited as a compromise candidate, elected Chairman of the Uganda National Liberation Front at the Moshi Conference in Tanzania.

Famous Deaths

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  • 🕯️ 1984 Ahmed Sékou Touré dies in Cleveland, Ohio, at age sixty-two during emergency cardiovascular surgery, just before hosting the planned OAU summit in Conakry. United States

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