Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
The Bandung Conference concluded, with 29 non-aligned Asian and African nations issuing a declaration condemning colonialism and racism.
Sources: Institute for Security Studies (host of the conference document) ; U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian ; Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo (worldjpn.net)
History
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1970 The Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first president.
Sources: U.S. Department of State (Background Notes, archived copy) ; Encyclopedia.com (Encyclopedia of the Nations, Gale) ; University of Rochester Press (A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994, hosted by ActionAid Gambia)
Independence
CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2006 Three coordinated bombings struck the Egyptian resort town of Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 23 people and injuring about 80.
Sources: Deutsche Welle ; The Guardian ; NBC News (Associated Press)
History
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1964 Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor known for roles in 'Gladiator' and 'Blood Diamond,' was born in Cotonou, Benin.
Sources: IMDb (biography page, archived copy) ; Encyclopedia.com (Gale, Contemporary Black Biography) ; National Board of Review
Birth
Rob Croes, Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1993 Oliver Tambo, South African anti-apartheid leader who headed the African National Congress in exile for over two decades, died in Johannesburg.
Sources: Los Angeles Times ; South African History Online
Death