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Johannesburg Court Bombing
On 20 May 1987, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court Bombing shook the city to its core. Staged by the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe para-military wing, the bombing claimed the lives of four South African Police officers and le...
Historical Events
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By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution. -
Napoleon Bonaparte signs the Law of 20 May 1802, reinstating slavery in French colonies and revoking abolition from the French Revolution.
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Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. -
Cuba gains independence from the United States, with Tomás Estrada Palma becoming the country's first President.
- 1967 The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1983 Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretdepot, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1983 A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. 🇿🇦 South Africa
Famous Births
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Marcelino dos Santos born in Lumbo, Mozambique, into a politically active family where his father was an organizer with the African Association of Mozambique.
