Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Habib Osman, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Tunisia abolished its monarchy and proclaimed a republic, with Habib Bourguiba becoming its first president. Tunisia had already gained independence from France the previous year, on March 20, 1956.
Politics
Houcemmzoughi badoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed his prime minister and froze parliament, seizing sweeping executive powers.
Politics
Habib Osman — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Tunisia's monarchy was abolished when King Muhammad VIII al-Amin was replaced by President Habib Bourguiba, making Tunisia a republic.
PoliticsGunmen from the Azanian People's Liberation Army attacked worshippers at St James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town, killing eleven people.
ConflictIn accordance with the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, Israel began its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
Politics
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1955 Iman, the Somali-born supermodel and actress who became one of the first African models to achieve global fame, was born in Mogadishu.
Birth
Guillaume Paumier — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia's president who oversaw its democratic transition after the Arab Spring, died in Tunis.
Death