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Bernard Gotfryd / Library of Congress, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Idi Amin was elected chairman of the Organisation of African Unity.
Sources: Encyclopedia.com ; TIME
Politics
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: July 28 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Bernard Gotfryd / Library of Congress, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 
Unknown author (1917 newsreel still), Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1917 The Silent Parade, a march of thousands of African Americans down New York City's Fifth Avenue, protested lynchings and racial violence.
Sources: Zinn Education Project ; Yale University Library
History
M.husseiny1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 Abdul Fatah Younis, a rebel military commander during the Libyan Civil War, was killed.
Sources: France 24 ; Al Jazeera
DeathMustafa Adrisi, the Ugandan general and politician who served as vice president under Idi Amin, died.
Sources: Uganda Standard ; The Nation (Thailand)
DeathSossina M. Haile, the Ethiopian-American chemist and engineer renowned for her pioneering work on fuel cell technology, was born.
Sources: The HistoryMakers ; Chemistry World
Birth