January 12

No entry in the collection for January 12 yet — here is what happened around this date.

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  January 13, 1963 · Died

  Sylvanus Olympio is assassinated in Lomé — Africa's first post-independence coup. Sylvanus Olympio →

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  January 10, 1932 · Born

  Prince Louis Rwagasore is born. Prince Louis Rwagasore →

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  January 15, 1918 · Born

  Gamal Abdel Nasser is born. Gamal Abdel Nasser →

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  January 15, 1929 · Born

  Martin Luther King Jr. is born. Martin Luther King Jr. →

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  January 9, 1922 · Born

  Ahmed Sékou Touré is born. Ahmed Sékou Touré →

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  January 8, 1912 · Event

  The African National Congress is founded in Bloemfontein. Nelson Mandela →

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