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African History - This Day In History

Africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. The continent makes up one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind, Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid.

2009

Somali pirates hijack Maersk Alabama ship

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1963

Kenya declares independence from Britain

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2013

South African president Nelson Mandela dies at 95

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2016

EgyptAir flight 804 disappears over the Mediterranean Sea

African History
1990

This Day In History: 02/11/1990 – Nelson Mandela Released

African History

This Day in History: 11/06/1962 – U.N. Condemns Apartheid

African History

This Day In History: 01/25/1905 – Largest Diamond Found

African History

This Day In History: 02/16/1923 – Tomb of King Tut Opened

African History
2011

Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi is killed

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1956

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal

African History
1847

Liberian independence proclaimed

African History
1961

Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan independence leader, is freed from prison

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