On this day — January 30 in African history

The African National Party was founded in Chad through the merger of several traditionalist political parties ahead of independence.

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Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast shortly after takeoff, killing 169 people.

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Max Theiler, South African-American virologist who won the Nobel Prize for developing the yellow fever vaccine, was born (died 1972).

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Tyla, South African singer-songwriter who blends amapiano with pop and R&B, was born.

Titina Silá, Bissau-Guinean revolutionary and PAIGC commander who fought for independence from Portugal, was killed at age 29.

Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and Islamic scholar known for progressive reinterpretations of Islamic law, died at age 92.