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Onset of the Rwandan Civil War
In 1990, the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel group formed by Rwandan political exiles, launched a cross-border invasion from Uganda to topple the Rwandan government. This event marked the onset of the Rwandan civ...
Historical Events
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Ahmed Sékou Touré takes part in founding the African Democratic Rally (RDA) in Bamako alongside Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire. -
Tom Mboya rises as a leading nationalist voice after the colonial State of Emergency and the suppression of the Kenya African Union create a political vacuum. -
Godfrey Binaisa arrested by colonial authorities accused of orchestrating a campaign of intimidation, arson, and political bombings, then banished to the remote Karamoja region. - 1960 Nigeria achieves independence from Britain. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1960 Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1961 East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. 🇨🇲 Cameroon
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Godfrey Binaisa appointed Uganda's first indigenous Attorney General by Prime Minister Milton Obote following independence. -
James Meredith becomes the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. - 1963 On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1968 Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana. Guyana
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Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa hands over executive power to Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo, inaugurating the Second Republic. -
Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. - 1978 Comoros adopts its first constitution. 🇰🇲 Comoros
- 1990 The rebel group Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) launch an invasion from neighbouring Uganda aimed at overthrowing the Rwandan government. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
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St. Josephine Bakhita canonized by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica, making her the first modern female saint from Sudan.
Famous Births
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Youssou N’Dour, a Senegalese singer and songwriter, is born. -
Youssou N'Dour, a Senegalese singer and songwriter, is born.
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George Weah, a Liberian professional football player and future 25th President of Liberia, is born. -
George Weah, a Star professional football player and the 25th President of Liberia, is born.
