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Haile Selassie I
In 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Haile Selassie I, the 225th Emperor of the Ethiopian Solomonic Dynasty, in a magnificent coronation ceremony held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The grandeur of the cere...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
5- 1912 The lowest temperature ever recorded in Africa, -23.9 °C (-11°F), occurs at Ifrane, Morocco. 🇲🇦 Morocco
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Tafari Makonnen is crowned emperor of Ethiopia, taking the name Haile Selassie I. - 1987 A State of Emergency is declared in Sierra Leone after all public sector workers go on strike demanding payment of back salaries.
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Jonas Savimbi's peace negotiations collapse as government forces kill UNITA Vice President Jeremias Chitunda in Luanda during the Halloween Massacre. - 2022 A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
Famous Births
1- 1951 Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, a South African musician, is born. 🇿🇦 South Africa
