Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
CC BY-SA 3.0 NL, Wikimedia Commons 1975 Angola declared independence from Portugal, with the MPLA's Agostinho Neto proclaiming the People's Republic of Angola after more than a decade of armed struggle.
Sources: BlackPast.org ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
Independence
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1965 Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain, an act aimed at preserving white-minority rule that was condemned internationally and recognized by no other government.
Sources: Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University ; BBC News
Politics