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October
08

Today in African History

Historical Events

2
  • Agostinho Neto
    🤝 1976 🇦🇴 Angola
    Agostinho Neto signs a twenty-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union in Moscow, granting Soviet military access to Angolan ports and airfields.
  • Wangarĩ Maathai
    📌 2004 🇰🇪 Kenya
    Announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first African woman to receive it

Famous Deaths

1
  • Mongo Beti
    1932 – 2001 🇨🇲 Cameroon
    Died in Douala, Cameroon

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