Belgian Congo forces captured the German East African stronghold of Tabora during the East African Campaign of World War I.
Sources: Journal of Belgian History (BTNG-RBHC) ; AfricaMuseum (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
HistoryOn this day — September 19 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
A bomb destroyed UTA Flight 772 over the Ténéré desert in Niger, killing all 170 people aboard; Libyan agents were later held responsible.
Sources: BBC News ; Hudson Institute ; United Nations Security Council
TragedyRobert Guéï, former military ruler and the third president of Côte d'Ivoire, was killed during the outbreak of the Ivorian civil war.
Sources: International Crisis Group ; The Guardian ; BBC News Afrique
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CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the former Tunisian president ousted in the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, died in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Sources: Al Jazeera ; The Guardian
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