Turn685 / Avenhar — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2008 A coup d'état occurred in Guinea just hours after the death of longtime President Lansana Conté.
PoliticsOn this day — December 23 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Turn685 / Avenhar — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2008 
Frank Hall — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1970 The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially became a one-party state under President Mobutu Sese Seko.
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Stevan Kragujević — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1956 The last British and French troops completed their withdrawal from Egypt following the Suez Crisis, a date now marked as Egypt's Victory Day.
PoliticsManuel Lopes, celebrated Cape Verdean author regarded as a founder of modern Cape Verdean literature, was born.
BirthA series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfolded in Plateau State, Nigeria, killing over 200 people.
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