Sailko — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visited the Island of Mozambique during his voyage around Africa to India.
ExplorationOn this day — March 2 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Sailko — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1498 
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1977 Libya became the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as Muammar Gaddafi's General People's Congress adopted its declaration on the authority of the people.
Politics
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1990 Nelson Mandela was elected deputy president of the African National Congress.
Politics
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1895 Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt who modernized Cairo and began construction connected to the Suez Canal era, died.
Death
Wilson Dias/ABr — CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons 2009 João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau, was assassinated by soldiers in Bissau.
DeathLawrence Anthony, South African conservationist known as 'The Elephant Whisperer,' died.
Death