The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, expanding the international legal ban on slavery, serfdom, and related practices, entered into force.
HistoryOn this day — April 30 in African history
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European Communities, 1994 — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1943 Frederick Chiluba, trade union leader who became the second President of Zambia and led the country's transition to multiparty democracy, was born in Kitwe.
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Tore Sætre — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2020 Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer and composer who co-created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti as musical director of the band Africa '70, died in Paris.
DeathThe Bristol Bus Boycott began in England, protesting a bus company's refusal to employ Black or Asian crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in Britain.
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