C.P. Cavafy Archives, Onassis Foundation — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1863 Constantine P. Cavafy, one of the most important Greek-language poets of the 20th century, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, where he spent most of his life.
BirthOn this day — April 29 in African history
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C.P. Cavafy Archives, Onassis Foundation — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1863 
Ron Bennett, US HUD — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1934 Pedro Pires, who led Cape Verde's independence-era government and later served as the country's third president, was born on the island of Santiago.
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Magharebia — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1988 Taoufik Makhloufi, Algerian middle-distance runner who won Olympic gold in the 1500 metres at the 2012 London Games, was born in Qacentina, Algeria.
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Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2012 Shukri Ghanem, Libya's prime minister from 2003 to 2006 and then its oil minister until he defected during the 2011 uprising, was found dead in the Danube in Vienna. Police said the body showed no external signs of violence, and a post-mortem found he had drowned.
Source: Al Jazeera
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