1996: Declared Nigerian Presient Charged with Treason

Nigerian: Moshood Abiola, a multi-millionaire businessman, was widely believed to have won the presidential election in Nigeria in June of 1993. General Ibrahim Babangida, who had ruled Nigeria for eight…

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1994-Rwandan Genocide

Rwandan: From April 7th to July 15th, 1994 as many as one million Tutsi’s were killed by Hutus in a genocidal attack in Rwanda. The attacks took place against the…

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1994: Nelson Mandela President of South Africa

Nelson Mandela was elected the first Black leader of South Africa after the country had its first free multiracial elections. F.W. De Klerk became one of the Deputy Premiers

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1993: Eighteen American Soldiers Killed in Somali Gun Battle

Eighteen American soldiers, members of the United Nations peace-keeping forces, were killed in a 15-hour gun battle with Somali rebels in Mogadishu between October 3 and 4. The UN troops…

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1991: Eritrea Independence

After a thirty year armed struggle against Ethiopian domination, Eritrean forces succeeded in defeating the Ethiopian military and gaining Independence. Two years later in a referendum at home and abroad,…

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