On this day — June 26 in African history

Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.

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1955

The South African Congress Alliance adopted the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown, laying out a vision of a non-racial, democratic South Africa that later underpinned the post-apartheid constitution.

Politics
1952

Olive Morris, the Jamaican-British activist who co-founded the Brixton Black Women's Group and campaigned against racism and police brutality, was born.

Birth
2003

Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died on the pitch during a Confederations Cup match in France, prompting reforms in football's approach to cardiac screening.

Death
1979

Akwasi Afrifa, a former military head of state of Ghana, was executed following the coup that brought Jerry Rawlings to power.

Death