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The Fall of a Tyrant
In 1979, Equatorial Guinea witnessed a dramatic turn of events as the dictator Francisco Macias Nguema, infamous for his brutal rule, faced a grim fate. Macias' reign had taken a horrifying twist when he ordered the exec...
Historical Events
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Francisco Macías Nguema defeats Bonifacio Ondó Edú in the UN-supervised presidential runoff, backed by eliminated candidates Atanasio Ndongo Miyone and Edmundo Bossio. -
Jonas Savimbi participates in Angola's first multi-party general election, which he later rejects due to alleged widespread fraud by the ruling MPLA. - 2013 The Gujba College Massacre by Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gugba, Nigeria, leaves 44 students and teachers dead.
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Tunisian President Kais Saied appoints Najla Bouden Romdhan as Tunisia's and the Arab world's first female prime minister.
Famous Births
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Samora Machel, Mozambique’s first president, is born. -
Samora Machel born in the village of Madragoa (modern Chilembene), Gaza Province, into a family of Shangana farmers under the Portuguese indigenato system.
- 1962 South African distance runner Xolile Yawa is born.
- 1981 South African footballer Siyabonga Sangweni is born.
Famous Deaths
3- 1979 Dictator Francisco Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is executed by firing squad.
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Francisco Macías Nguema is sentenced to death and executed the same day by firing squad at Black Beach Prison.
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Brigadier-General Akissi Kouamé, an Ivorian army officer, dies.
