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Koitalel Arap Samoei
Koitalel Arap Samoei was a revered leader of the Nandi people in Kenya, known for his unwavering commitment to preserving their way of life. He tirelessly resisted British colonial forces during the early 20th century, s...
Historical Events
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Pierre Buyoya revives the office of Prime Minister and appoints Adrien Sibomana, a Hutu, alongside an ethnically balanced council of ministers. - 2013 16 people are killed and more than 30 are wounded after a suicide bomber blows himself up in a crowded restaurant in Beledweyne, Somalia.
Famous Births
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Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria, is born. - 1956 Santu Mofokeng, a South African photographer, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Koitalel Arap Samoei, leader of the Nandi people of Kenya, is assassinated by Richard Meinertzhagen, a British intelligence agent. -
Samora Machel, the first president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash. -
Samora Machel killed when his Soviet-crewed Tupolev Tu-134A-3 crashes into a hillside at Mbuzini in the Lebombo Mountains, along with thirty-three others, after a regional summit in Zambia.
