Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
The French National Assembly passed the Loi-Cadre, transferring significant governing powers from Paris to elected territorial assemblies across French West Africa, a key step toward decolonization.
Sources: Fordham University, Internet Modern History Sourcebook ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
Politics
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1919 Mohamed Boudiaf, an independence-movement founder who later returned from exile to serve as Algeria's president, was born.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; The Christian Science Monitor
Birth
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1879 Huda Sha'arawi, the pioneering Egyptian feminist who founded the Egyptian Feminist Union, was born.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Encyclopedia.com (Gale)
Birth
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1945 John Garang, the rebel leader who led the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and helped pave the way for South Sudan's eventual independence, was born.
Sources: US Government Publishing Office (House of Representatives, 110th Congress) ; BBC News
Birth