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End of an Era
In 2017, the political landscape of Zimbabwe underwent a historic transformation as Robert Mugabe, a dominant figure who had ruled the country for an astonishing thirty-seven years, formally resigned from the presidency....
Historical Events
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou elected President of the Republic of the Congo after consolidating legislative and security control. - 2014 A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, caused by the police firing tear gas, kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.
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Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe after thirty-seven years in office.
Famous Births
3- 1950 Hisham Barakat, an Egyptian judge, is born.
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Almaz Ayana, an Ethiopian athlete, is born. -
Davido (David Adeleke), a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Kabaka Sir Edward Mutesa, the thirty-sixth kabaka (king) of Buganda and the first president of Uganda, dies.
