Italian troops entered Addis Ababa during the 'March of the Iron Will', completing the occupation of Ethiopia.
HistoryOn this day — May 5 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa five years after fleeing Italian invasion, a date Ethiopia commemorates as Patriots' Victory Day.
HistoryThe government of Sudan signed a peace accord with a faction of the Sudan Liberation Army in Abuja.
Politics
Benoît Bourgeois / European Communities, 1997 / EC - Audiovisual Service — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1934 Henri Konan Bedie, who became the second President of Cote d'Ivoire, was born.
Birth
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid leader and longtime ANC secretary-general, died.
Death
World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, the 13th President of Nigeria, died in office.
Death