Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1974 Voters in Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli chose independence from France in a referendum, leading to the founding of the Comoros.
IndependenceOn this day — December 22 in African history
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1974 Zimbabwe's ZANU and ZAPU parties signed a Unity Accord ending the Gukurahundi violence in the Matabeleland region, a date now marked as Unity Day.
Politics
CBA TV — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1997 Somali warlord Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquished his claim to the presidency of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, a step toward national reconciliation.
PoliticsSt. Elmo Brady, the first African American to earn a PhD in chemistry, was born.
Science
Ralf Manteufel — GFDL 1.2, Wikimedia Commons (aircraft of the same type involved) 1973 A Royal Air Maroc Caravelle crashed near Tangier, Morocco, killing 106 people.
Tragedy