Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1881 Muhammad Ahmad declared himself the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam, in Sudan, launching the Mahdist revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian rule.
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André Cros — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1969 Moise Tshombe, the Congolese politician who led Katanga's secession and later served as Prime Minister of the Congo, died in exile in Algeria.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1992 Mohamed Boudiaf, who had returned from decades of exile to lead Algeria, was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards during a televised speech.
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LTV World through Gebe'ta — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2020 Hachalu Hundessa, the Ethiopian singer and Oromo activist whose music became an anthem of political protest, was assassinated, triggering nationwide unrest.
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