On this day — October 11 in African history

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The Second Boer War began in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.

Sources: BBC History ; The Conversation

Hundreds of Black Jamaicans marched on the courthouse in Morant Bay to protest injustice and poverty, beginning the Morant Bay Rebellion against British colonial rule.

Sources: University of Florida Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) ; Jamaica Information Service ; University of Miami Libraries

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Cardi B, American rapper of Trinidadian and Dominican descent, was born in New York City.

Sources: GRAMMY.com (Recording Academy) ; Biography.com

Michael Edwardes, South African-born British businessman who led carmaker British Leyland through its turbulent restructuring, was born.

Sources: The Guardian ; The Independent

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Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal and senior Vatican official who has been widely discussed as a papal contender, was born.

Sources: Holy See Press Office (Vatican) ; America Magazine

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Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan Anglican archbishop who led the Church of Uganda for nearly a decade, was born.

Sources: The Living Church ; New Vision (Uganda)

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Merieme Chadid, Moroccan-French astrophysicist who led international expeditions to install astronomical observatories in Antarctica, was born.

Sources: Études marocaines (Osire Glacier) ; L'Observateur du Maroc et de l'Afrique

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Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter who won gold as part of Jamaica's world-record 4x100m relay team, was born.

Sources: World Athletics ; BBC Sport