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Operation OAU
Between September 2 and October 15, 1968, there was a conflict known as Operation OAU in present-day southeastern Nigeria. It was a fierce battle between Nigerian and Biafran forces that resulted in a devastating loss of...
Historical Events
7- 1879 Britain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1898 Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan. 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 1898 British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese forces at the Battle of Omdurman, establishing British dominance in Sudan. 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 1968 Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1998 The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 1998 The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu guilty of nine counts of genocide—the first such conviction by an international court in history.
- 2024 At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Famous Births
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Daniel arap Moi, the second President of Kenya, is born. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, is born. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, is born.
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Danny Shittu, a Nigerian footballer, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Dies of an asthma attack while on holiday in Paphos, Cyprus
