Aaron Martinet & Alphonse-Charles Masson — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1803 Five French warships attempting to break the British naval blockade of Saint-Domingue were seized, effectively ending the Haitian Revolution.
HistoryOn this day — December 6 in African history
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Aaron Martinet & Alphonse-Charles Masson — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1803 
Washiucho — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1977 South Africa granted independence to the Bophuthatswana "homeland," a Bantustan not recognized by any other country.
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Erik Drost — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1994 Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA superstar born in Athens to Nigerian parents and nicknamed the "Greek Freak," was born.
BirthDaniel Lisulo, who became the third Prime Minister of Zambia, was born.
BirthJean-Paul Ngoupandé, who later served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, was born.
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