Israel Government Press Office — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1993 Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first President of Ivory Coast who led the country for 33 years after independence, died.
DeathOn this day — December 7 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Israel Government Press Office — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1993 An attempted coup in Benin was thwarted by loyalist forces and order was restored within hours.
Politics
Rob Hodgkins — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (aircraft of the same type involved) 1995 A Beechcraft 1900 operated by Air Saint-Martin crashed near the Haitian commune of Belle-Anse, killing 20 people.
TragedyTatamkhulu Afrika, South African poet and author whose work reflected on apartheid and exile, was born.
Birth
The White House — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the Nigerian diplomat who later served as President of the UN General Assembly, was born.
Birth