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The Ring of Fire
An annular eclipse of the sun, often referred to as a "ring of fire" eclipse, occurs when the moon partially covers the sun's center, leaving a bright ring or annulus around the edges. This captivating astronomical pheno...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Cetshwayo is installed as King of the Zulu people in Zululand, South Africa. -
Cetshwayo is installed as the King of the Zulu people, in Zululand, South Africa.
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Oliver Tambo co-founds the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) to introduce militant tactics against white minority rule. -
Abbé Fulbert Youlou secures a legislative majority after the defection of MSA deputy Georges Yambot, leading to his appointment as Vice-President of the Government Council. -
Amílcar Lopes Cabral directs a secret PAIGC conference in Bissau, shifting the independence struggle from urban protests to rural guerrilla warfare. -
Oscar Kambona appointed Minister for Education, initiating reforms to desegregate the colonial education system and expand access for indigenous students. -
Paul Ngei dissolves the African People's Party and rejoins KANU, helping secure a parliamentary supermajority before independence. -
Chris Hani arrested by Botswana border security forces and sentenced to six years' imprisonment for possession of illegal weapons. -
Army Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya through a bloodless coup. - 1975 Ghana transitions to the metric measurement system under the National Redemption Council's modernization program. 🇬🇭 Ghana
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Clemens Kapuuo joins the South African-sponsored Turnhalle Constitutional Conference in Windhoek, seeking constitutional guarantees for Herero ancestral land rights and blocking ethnic partition under the Odendaal Plan. -
Central African Republic President David Dacko is overthrown for the second time by a military coup d’état while on an official visit to Libya. -
Central African Republic President David Dacko is overthrown by military coup d'état while on an official visit to Libya.
- 2009 (c.) The High Court of Kenya rules all administrative districts established after 1992 illegal, presenting a major administrative challenge to the expanded system of District Commissioners. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 2016 A rare Annular Eclipse creates a solar ring of fire visible from Central Africa to Madagascar.
- 2016 A rare Annular Eclipse of the sun, when the moon covers only the centre of the sun, creating a solar ring of fire, is visible from Central Africa to Madagascar.
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Kenyan Supreme court nullifies the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta and orders that fresh polls be conducted in 60 days. -
Kenya's Supreme Court nullifies President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election and orders fresh polls within 60 days.
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Adesina hands over the African Development Bank presidency to Sidi Ould Tah after two terms
Famous Births
2- 1939 Born in Quatit, Eritrea 🇪🇷 Eritrea
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Mario Lemina, a Gabonese footballer, is born.
