Anefo, Nationaal Archief (1960) — CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons Katangan leader Moïse Tshombe declared the secession of the mineral-rich province from the newly independent Congo.
PoliticsOn this day — July 11 in African history
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Anefo, Nationaal Archief (1960) — CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons 
Photo by Jummai — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1963 South African anti-apartheid activist Neville Alexander was arrested along with fellow members of the National Liberation Front.
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Photo by Antonio Olmedo (Flickr, 2010) — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons Spain defeated the Netherlands in Johannesburg to win the FIFA World Cup final, the first World Cup hosted on African soil.
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Unknown author — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons The British Mediterranean Fleet began the bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, opening the Anglo-Egyptian War.
HistoryFrance legislated for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), and Niger.
IndependenceNigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashed after takeoff in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew, most of them Nigerian pilgrims returning from Hajj.
DisasterIslamist militant group Al-Shabaab carried out coordinated suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people watching the World Cup final.
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