Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1990 Namibia became the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations, shortly after gaining independence from South Africa.
PoliticsOn this day — April 23 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1990 
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1993 Eritreans voted overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a UN-monitored referendum, with more than 99 percent in favor.
Independence
PopTech — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1959 Unity Dow, Botswanan lawyer, judge, and human rights activist who successfully challenged the country's discriminatory citizenship laws, was born.
BirthRifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician who served as Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt until his assassination in 1990, was born.
Birth