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Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai was a remarkable Kenyan environmentalist, political activist, and Nobel laureate who left an unforgettable mark on both her nation and the global conservation movement. She is best known for founding the...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
2Historical Events
5- 1961 The Rwandan electorate votes to terminate the monarchy and confirm the republic in a United Nations referendum. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
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The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected the President of the provisional government. -
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed, with Ferhat Abbas elected President of the provisional government.
- 1964 The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. 🇲🇿 Mozambique
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Global Malaria Action Plan launched at the MDG Malaria Summit in New York, with Awa Marie Coll-Seck as Roll Back Malaria executive director
Famous Births
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Moussa Traoré, the second President of Mali, is born. -
Moussa Traoré, the second President of Mali, is born.
- 1973 Tijani Babangida, a Nigerian footballer, is born. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Famous Deaths
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Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist and activist and the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize, dies. -
Died in Nairobi
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Died in Casablanca, aged 81
