- 1956 — British and French paratroopers land in Egypt following a week-long bombing campaign during the Suez Crisis.
- 1911 — Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica after declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911.
- 1945 — Three-day anti-Jewish riots commence in Tripolitania.
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Chieu chung chiewo chiege chiege chung chwako chai chai chiek chieng chiro
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Porcupine wakes up, wakes up the wife and the wife makes tea which becomes ready on market day.
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