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October
12

Today in African History

Historical Events

5
  • ๐Ÿด 1968 Equatorial Guinea achieves independence from Spain. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea
  • Francisco Macรญas Nguema
    ๐Ÿด 1968 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ Equatorial Guinea
    Francisco Macรญas Nguema takes office as president of Equatorial Guinea upon formal independence from Spain.
  • Kofi Annan
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 2001
    The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations and the organization's secretary-general, Kofi Annan.
  • Kofi Annan
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 2001
    The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations and Kofi Annan.
  • Eliud Kipchoge
    ๐Ÿ”ฌ 2019 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
    Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first human to break the two-hour marathon barrier with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.

Famous Births

2
  • ๐ŸŒŸ 1916 Bai T. Moore, a Liberian poet and novelist, is born. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Liberia
  • ๐ŸŒŸ 1936 F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna, a Nigerian linguist and writer, is born. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria

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