Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Mauritania gained independence from France, with Moktar Ould Daddah becoming the country's first president.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; The Independent
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Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: November 28 in African history
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 The Horniman Museum in London transferred ownership of 72 objects taken from Benin City in 1897 to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, and handed six of them over that evening.
Sources: Horniman Museum and Gardens ; BBC News
Read the full article: 1897 and the Benin Bronzes
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