- 1960 — Albert Kalonji, leader of the Congolese National Movement, declares the DRC mining state of South Kasai independent.
- 1968 — Biafran delegates reject the Nigerian government's nine-point peace plan during talks in Addis Ababa.
- 2014 — Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer.
Sakwet
celebration
e.g.
kuchyaawo sakwet nyekupo karimanik chyie kimitekei
en
I had gone for a celebration of young people who were marrying each other
National Women's Day
August 9
Public holiday
National Women's Day
Marks the march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the pass laws
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Sani saa aboro Samson somo saburi siaya
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Its Two, Samson is reading the book of Psalms in Siaya.
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