The Somali National Movement launched a major offensive against government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, escalating the Somaliland War of Independence.
HistoryOn this day — May 27 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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Reda Kerbush — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1332 Ibn Khaldun, the Tunisian-born historian and scholar regarded as a father of sociology and historiography, was born.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1931 Faten Hamama, the celebrated Egyptian film actress often called the 'Lady of the Arabic Screen', was born.
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Cecil Layne / The Crisis — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1969 Fodeba Keita, the Guinean playwright and choreographer who founded Les Ballets Africains, died in the Camp Boiro prison under Sekou Toure's government.
DeathAbdoulaye Sekou Sow, who served as Prime Minister of Mali, died.
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