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Burkina Faso's Coup Crisis
In September 2015, Burkina Faso faced a failed coup attempt led by the Regiment of Presidential Security (RSP), a controversial military unit formed during President Blaise Compaoré's rule. They detained the government,...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
5- 1975 Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
- 1975 Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe
- 1979 The Sugarhill Gang released their first single, Rapper's Delight. United States
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Military coup by presidential guards in Burkina Faso ousts President Michel Kafando. - 2015 Oil tanker explosion kills 170 in Maridi, South Sudan. 🇸🇸 South Sudan
Famous Births
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Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last Sultan of Zanzibar, is born. -
Toks Olagundoye, a Nigerian actress, is born.
