Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Kenya's colonial governor declared a state of emergency and began mass arrests of suspected Mau Mau leaders, marking the start of the Mau Mau Uprising crackdown.
Sources: UK Parliament (Hansard, HC Deb 21 October 1952) ; Imperial War Museums ; BBC News
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U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jesse B. Awalt, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Libyan rebel forces captured and killed longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte, ending the first Libyan civil war.
Sources: United Nations Human Rights Council, International Commission of Inquiry on Libya ; Human Rights Watch ; BBC News
Read the full article: The 2011 NATO Intervention in Libya and the Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
DeathSnoop Dogg, American rapper and entertainer, was born in Long Beach, California.
Sources: African American Registry ; Biography.com (A&E Television Networks)
CultureAdemola Lookman, Nigerian professional footballer, was born in London.
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