Somali government forces and Ethiopian troops captured Mogadishu unopposed during the War in Somalia.
PoliticsOn this day — December 28 in African history
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A truck bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 85 people; the militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.
Tragedy
Warren K. Leffler, Library of Congress — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1925 Milton Obote, who twice served as President of Uganda, was born.
Birth
Government of Ethiopia — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1924 Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who later served as President of Ethiopia, was born.
Birth
Ultraslansi — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1980 Lomana LuaLua, the Congolese-English footballer known for his acrobatic goal celebrations in the Premier League, was born.
Birth