Mysid — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons Nigeria's Eastern Region declared independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking the Nigerian Civil War.
HistoryOn this day — May 30 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Mysid — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons Former Congolese Prime Minister Evariste Kimba and several other politicians were publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
Politics
Plymouth County Sheriff's Office — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
History
CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1976 Margaret Okayo, Kenyan marathon runner and former world record holder, was born.
BirthThe East Indiaman Arniston was wrecked in a storm off Waenhuiskrans near Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa, killing 372 people.
History
Roland Godefroy — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2007 Jean-Claude Brialy, the Algerian-born French actor and director, died.
Death