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A Controversial Pardon
In 2002, Malian President Alpha Konaré grants a pardon to former President Moussa Traoré and his wife, who were both serving life sentences for embezzling state funds. This decision sparked controversy and raised questio...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
8- 1733 The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City. Canada
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Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. - 1900 N'Djamena City is founded as Fort Lamy. 🇹🇩 Chad
- 1973 Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. United States
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Olusegun Obasanjo assumes office as the president of Nigeria, becoming the first elected civilian head of state after 16 years of military rule. -
Malian president Alpha Konaré pardons former president Moussa Traoré and his wife, who are serving life sentences for embezzling state funds. -
Umaru Yar'Adua is sworn in as Nigeria's president. - 2013 Nigeria commissions its first cable-stayed bridge, the Lekki-Ikoy Bridge in Lagos, measuring 1.36 kilometres in length. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Famous Births
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Abdoulaye Wade, 3rd President of Senegal, is born.
