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Operation Barras
In 2000, Operation Barras achieved the successful rescue of six British soldiers who had been held captive by Sierra Leone rebels for over two weeks. This daring operation, carried out by British Special Forces and Sierr...
Historical Events
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Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn promulgates the 'Ahd al-Aman, a fundamental pact guaranteeing equal rights and security of person and property to all Tunisian subjects. -
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. -
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the marathon at the Rome Summer Olympics, becoming the first sub-Saharan African Olympic gold medalist, running barefoot.
- 1974 Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal. 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
- 2000 Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- 2000 Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
Famous Deaths
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Agostinho Neto dies in a Moscow hospital while undergoing surgery, suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and chronic hepatitis, just a week before his fifty-seventh birthday.
