Zdravko Pečar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1962 A cease-fire took effect ending the Algerian War of Independence from France.
Sources: United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS vol. 507, No. 7395) ; Universite Laval, CEFAN (textes)
Independence
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: March 19 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Zdravko Pečar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1962 
Diaa Mekky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1989 The Egyptian flag was raised over Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation of the territory following the 1979 peace treaty.
Sources: Los Angeles Times (archive) ; Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies
Politics
Jolly Janner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, beginning foreign military intervention in the Libyan Civil War.
Sources: Ministere des Armees (France) ; BBC News
WarJoe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer who scored the winning goal in the USA's famous 1950 World Cup upset of England, was born.
Sources: Embassy of Haiti (Washington) ; Society for American Soccer History / National Soccer Hall of Fame biography
Birth