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"Robben Island"
In 1963, Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid activist, arrived at Robben Island to begin serving a five-year prison sentence. Mandela had been convicted of charges related to incitement and illegally...
Historical Events
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Milton Margai leads the SLPP to a landslide victory in Sierra Leone's first post-independence election under universal adult suffrage. -
Jomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya. -
Nelson Mandela arrives at Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence for incitement and leaving the country illegally. -
Agostinho Neto suppresses an attempted coup d'état by Nito Alves's pro-Soviet Nitista faction in Luanda with the support of Cuban military forces, followed by a brutal nationwide purge. - 1988 Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. 🇸🇴 Somalia
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Awarded the Camões Prize, the top honour for literature in Portuguese -
Peter Mutharika wins presidential elections in Malawi. -
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Famous Births
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Born in Tunis -
Issad Rebrab, founder of Cevital, is born in Taguemount Azouz, Kabylie -
Mark Angel, a Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter and video producer, is born.
Famous Deaths
1- 1979 Mauritanian Prime Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Ould Bouceif, dies. 🇲🇷 Mauritania
