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Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • Moktar Ould Daddah
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1957 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania
    Moktar Ould Daddah takes office as the first Prime Minister of Mauritania, heading the newly established Executive Council.
  • Mengistu Haile Mariam
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1991 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
    Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end.
  • Mengistu Haile Mariam
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1991 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia
    Mengistu Haile Mariam flees Ethiopia, effectively ending the Ethiopian Civil War.

Famous Deaths

1
  • Binyavanga Wainaina
    1971 โ€“ 2019 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
    Died in Nairobi, Kenya, aged 48

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