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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. -
A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. -
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.
Famous Births
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Uhuru Kenyatta, the fourth President of Kenya, is born. -
Florence Kasumba, a Ugandan actress who has starred in movies such as Black Panther and Avengers, is born.
