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50:21 January – A mine collapses at
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362:Autonomous State of South Kasai
294:ceases to be the Head of state.
286:becomes its first President as
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65:against French colonial policy.
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81:Wind of Change speech
190:Party is founded in
141:Sharpeville massacre
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554:Stanleyville, Congo
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225:Philibert Tsiranana
518:Moktar Ould Daddah
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305:province of
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210:Modibo Keita
163:Johannesburg
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56:South Africa
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834:Upper Volta
582:John Mugabi
543:Asfa Wossen
406:Brazzaville
395:David Dacko
367:7 August –
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877:Basutoland
857:, colonies
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743:Madagascar
580:4 March –
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303:Congolese
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52:Coalbrook
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653:Cameroon
525:December
507:November
240:Hargeisa
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104:Brussels
70:February
972:RĂ©union
872:Algeria
827:Tunisia
796:Somalia
787:Senegal
776:Nigeria
762:Morocco
733:Liberia
682:Dahomey
586:Ugandan
500:Nigeria
482:Nigeria
475:October
428:Senegal
321:Dahomey
307:Katanga
290:of the
269:Somalia
125:Extreme
119:Morocco
63:Algiers
24:January
717:Guinea
575:Births
560:guilt.
539:Brazil
444:fires
314:August
813:Sudan
771:Niger
738:Libya
712:Ghana
705:Gabon
689:Egypt
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