Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
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Auguste Couder, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1811 Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali ordered the massacre of Mamluk leaders at the Cairo Citadel, ending centuries of Mamluk power in Egypt.
Sources: History Today ; New Histories (University of Sheffield) ; Encyclopedia.com (Gale)
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The Graphic, from details supplied by survivors, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1896 At the Battle of Adwa, an Ethiopian army under Emperor Menelik II decisively defeated an invading Italian force, preserving Ethiopian independence during the Scramble for Africa.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Adwa Victory Memorial Museum (Government of Ethiopia)
Read the full article: The Battle of Adwa: How Ethiopia Defeated Italy in 1896
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tobias, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1961 Uganda became self-governing and held its first general elections ahead of full independence.
Sources: U.S. Department of State ; Electoral Commission of Uganda ; Parliament of Uganda
PoliticsBlack September militants stormed the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, taking hostages and killing US and Belgian diplomats.
Sources: Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State ; BBC News ; Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training
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PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1983 Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican Academy Award-winning actress, was born in Mexico City.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Biography.com
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