CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1946 King Sunny Adé, the Nigerian musician who pioneered Juju music and helped bring West African pop music to global audiences, was born in Ondo, Nigeria.
Sources: Afropop Worldwide ; Oriire ; uDiscover Music
BirthOn this day — September 22 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 The Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali after Senegal withdrew from the short-lived Mali Federation, with Modibo Keïta becoming its first president.
Sources: Digithèque MJP, Universite de Perpignan Via Domitia ; GlobalSecurity.org ; Anadolu Agency (AA)
Independence
Illustration by James King — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1828 Shaka, the founder and king of the Zulu Kingdom whose military reforms transformed southern Africa, was assassinated by his half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana in a palace coup.
Sources: South African History Online ; South African Military History Society ; East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences (Noyam) ; HISTORY (A+E Networks)
DeathAmbrose Folorunsho Alli, the Nigerian academic and politician who as governor of Bendel State founded Bendel State University at Ekpoma, died.
Sources: The Guardian (Nigeria) ; Esanland
Death
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1906 White mobs formed in Atlanta after the evening papers ran unsubstantiated reports of Black men assaulting white women, and attacked Black residents and businesses over the following days. Estimates of the Black dead run from 25 to 40, with unofficial counts from 10 to 100. Two white people were killed.
Sources: New Georgia Encyclopedia ; Atlanta History Center
HistoryModibo Keita became the first president of the newly independent Republic of Mali.
Sources: Les Peres Blancs (Missionnaires d'Afrique) ; Nofi Media
Politics