Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Ahmed Sékou Touré repels Operation Green Sea, an amphibious raid on Conakry by Portuguese forces and Guinean dissidents, then uses it to justify sweeping purges. -
Professor Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia. -
The first MTV Africa Music Awards is held in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigerian rapper D’banj wins Artist of the Year.
Famous Births
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Queen Ranavalona III, the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar, is born. -
Safi Faye, a Senegalese film director, is born.
Famous Deaths
1- 1249 The last of the Ayyubid rulers of Egypt, Sultan As-Salih Ayyub, dies.