- 2007 — Brazilian Military Police invade the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
- 1977 — France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 2010 — Guinea holds its first democratic elections since 1958, with 24 presidential candidates.
- 2014 — AU member states sign the Malabo Declaration in Equatorial Guinea, prioritizing agriculture in national development.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
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Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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