Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Belgium's King Baudouin defended continued Belgian involvement in Congo and voiced support for Katanga in a radio broadcast, deepening the Congo Crisis.
PoliticsOn this day — July 22 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Jonathan Sangaya, a prominent church leader in Blantyre, Malawi, died.
Death
Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1921 Spanish forces suffered their worst military defeat in modern times to Berber fighters of the Rif region at the Battle of Annual in Spanish Morocco.
Conflict
The National Archives UK — OGL v1.0, Wikimedia Commons 1899 Sobhuza II, who reigned as King of Swaziland (Eswatini) for 82 years, one of the longest verified reigns in history, was born.
BirthThe first game of the South African rugby union team's controversial tour of New Zealand was held in Gisborne, a tour that sparked mass protests over apartheid.
Sports