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The Power of the People
In the year 2000, a powerful surge of protests reverberated across Côte d'Ivoire, as the nation grappled with the aftermath of a highly contested presidential election. The incumbent president, Robert Guéï, faced mountin...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état. -
Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état.
- 1977 Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. 🇸🇴 Somalia
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A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. -
A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
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A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election in Ivory Coast.
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Kuaima Riruako's genocide and reparations motion unanimously adopted by the National Assembly of Namibia, shifting reparations from a localized ethnic demand to an official state-sanctioned foreign policy priority. -
Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership announced in London
Famous Births
4- 1556 Born in Araouane, near Timbuktu 🇲🇱 Mali
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Uhuru Kenyatta, the fourth President of Kenya, is born. -
Uhuru Kenyatta, the fourth President of Kenya, is born.
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Florence Kasumba, a Ugandan actress who has starred in movies such as Black Panther and Avengers, is born.
Famous Deaths
1- 1947 Died of meningitis in Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
