- 1955 — The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
- 1960 — Madagascar gains its independence from France.
- 1960 — The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland.
- 1954 — Catherine Samba-Panza, the first woman President of the Central African Republic, is born.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
Swahili (Kenya)
Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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Homa ya mahumbo
Typhoid
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Dalili ya mapema ya homa ya mahumbo ni kulumwa ni tumbo.
en
Early sign of typhoid is stomach ache .
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Shekyandumi ni jina la kiume lenye maana ya nisaidie bwana
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shekyandumi ne mfui naavi ndii
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Shekyandumi ni mfupi sana
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