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October
23

Today in African History

Historical Events

6
  • ⚔️ 1942 World War II: Allied forces commence the Second Battle of El Alamein, which proves to be the key turning point in the North African campaign. 🇪🇬 Egypt
  • Muammar Gaddafi
    ✊ 2011 🇱🇾 Libya
    The First Libyan Civil War ends three days after the capture and killing of Libya’s ruler, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
  • Muammar Gaddafi
    🏛️ 2011 🇱🇾 Libya
    The First Libyan Civil War ends after the capture and killing of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
  • Juliana Rotich
    📌 2019 🇰🇪 Kenya
    Receives the German Africa Prize from Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
  • 🤝 2020 The Second Libyan Civil War ends After six years of conflict with the declaration of a permanent ceasefire between the Government of National Accord and rebel groups. 🇱🇾 Libya
  • 🤝 2020 The Second Libyan Civil War ends with a permanent ceasefire between the Government of National Accord and rebel groups. 🇱🇾 Libya

Famous Births

2
  • Paul Kagame
    1957 🇷🇼 Rwanda
    Paul Kagame, the sixth President of Rwanda, is born.
  • 🌟 1983 Goldie Harvey, a Nigerian singer-songwriter and a Big Brother Africa star, is born. 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Famous Deaths

2
  • 🕯️ 2006 Lebo Mathosa, a South African kwaito singer, dies. 🇿🇦 South Africa
  • 🕯️ 2006 South African kwaito singer Lebo Mathosa dies. 🇿🇦 South Africa

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