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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
3- 1879 Britain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty.
- 1968 Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
- 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.
Famous Births
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Daniel arap Moi, the second President of Kenya, is born. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, is born. -
Danny Shittu, a Nigerian footballer, is born.
