- 1993 — Battle of Mogadishu kills 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers, and at least 600 Somalian militia and civilians.
- 1966 — Lesotho achieves independence from Britain.
- 1963 — Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
- 1952 — Zinha Vaz, Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician, is born.
Been
Indicates past tense
Breakdown: Been is commonly used for past tense. Adding it to a verb turns the verb into past tense. Eg "dey" represents is/am/are, was/were now becomes "been dey"
e.g.
I been dey sleep when you been call me
en
I was asleep when you called me
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Peace and Reconciliation Day
Marks the signing of the General Peace Agreement in Rome on October 4, 1992, ending the civil war.
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Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.
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