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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
4- 1935 The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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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. 🇸🇴 Somalia
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Akinwumi Adesina receives the World Food Prize in Des Moines
Famous Births
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Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, is born. - 1956 South African photographer Santu Mofokeng is born. 🇿🇦 South Africa
Famous Deaths
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Koitalel Arap Samoei, leader of the Nandi people of Kenya, is assassinated by British intelligence agent Richard Meinertzhagen. -
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.
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Samora Machel, the first president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash along with 33 others when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
