CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Paul Kagame, who became President of Rwanda in 2000, was born.
Sources: United Nations ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
BirthOn this day — October 23 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Billy Nair, South African anti-apartheid activist, Umkhonto we Sizwe operative and former Robben Island prisoner, died.
Sources: Nelson Mandela Foundation ; South African History Online
DeathStephen Otu, the first Ghanaian to serve as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, died.
DeathRashidi Yekini, Nigerian striker who scored his country's first-ever World Cup goal in 1994 and became one of Africa's greatest forwards, was born.
Sources: Punch (Lagos) ; BBC Sport ; The Guardian
BirthGoldie Harvey, Nigerian singer and reality television personality, was born.
Sources: Punch ; BBC News ; Nation Online (Malawi)
BirthStella Obasanjo, First Lady of Nigeria and wife of President Olusegun Obasanjo, died following complications from cosmetic surgery abroad.
Sources: ABC News (Reuters) ; The Guardian ; BBC News
DeathLebo Mathosa, South African kwaito singer and founding member of the pioneering group Boom Shaka, died in a car accident near Johannesburg.
Sources: IOL (Sapa) ; Mail & Guardian ; South African History Online
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