Photo by Jack de Nijs, Nationaal Archief — CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1973 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner who became the first Black African Olympic gold medalist by winning the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot, died.
DeathOn this day — October 25 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Photo by Jack de Nijs, Nationaal Archief — CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1973 Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator, suffragist and women's rights activist known as "the Lioness of Lisabi," was born in Abeokuta.
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U.S. Army — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1940 Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was named the first African-American general in the United States Army.
PoliticsPaul Mwazha, Zimbabwean clergyman who founded the African Apostolic Church, was born.
BirthEgypt and Israel accepted UN Security Council Resolution 339, reinforcing the ceasefire that ended the fighting of the Yom Kippur War.
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Photo by www.photosbyalys — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2010 Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican reggae singer known as 'the Cool Ruler' for his smooth vocal style, died.
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