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The Biafran War
The Biafran War unfolded between 1967 and 1970. It was a fierce conflict between the secessionist state of Biafra and the Nigerian federal government. Biafra, mainly inhabited by the Igbo people, boldly declared independ...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
7- 1655 The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War. Jamaica
- 1900 British troops relieve Mafeking during the Second Boer War. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1950 Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce. 🇪🇬 Egypt
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The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. - 1968 The Nigerian federal government captures Port Harcourt during the Biafran war. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1977 The government of Kenya issues an immediate ban on big-game hunting to preserve the country's diminishing wildlife. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 1994 Malawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses the election. 🇲🇼 Malawi
Famous Deaths
2- 2016 EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing everyone onboard. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 2019 Former Namibian Vice-President Nickey Iyambo dies. 🇳🇦 Namibia
