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Today in African History

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Celebrated across Africa on this day

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Historical Events

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  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1967 A new constitution proclaims Uganda a republic and abolishes the traditional kingdoms.
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1969 Suleiman Maghrabi is appointed prime minister of Libya.
  • ๐ŸŽญ 2001 Malian Government formally installs the provisional presidency of the African Academy of Languages in Bamako. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali
  • ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 2007 A runoff presidential election takes place in Sierra Leone after no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round.
  • โš ๏ธ 2018 Egypt sentences over 700 people, including 75 death sentences for 2013 pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya square.

Famous Births

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  • ๐ŸŒŸ 1955 Osonye Tess Onwueme, a Nigerian playwright and poet, is born.

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