On This Day: What happened on 04 April?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 04 April, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

2002 | The government of Angola and UNITA rebel leaders signed a peace agreement in Luanda ending  Africa’s longest war.

2010 | The African Renaissance Monument in Senegal was dedicated on the National Day when the country was celebrating 50 years of Independence from France.

2017 | South Africa Union COSATU made a decision that President Jacob Zuma should step down from office.

2019 | Militant Islamist group al-Shabab attacks Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. The group was forced out of the city in 2011.

2019 | The government of Uganda impose limits on the imports of gold to avoid illegal trade.

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DEATHS

2016 | South African tennis player, Abe Segal (85) 

2016 | Ethiopian jazz saxophonist, Getatchew Mekurya (81) 

2017 | Egyptian film critic, Samir Farid (73)

BIRTHDAYS

1939 | South African trumpeter, Hugh Masekela

1973 | South African wheelchair racer, Ernst van Dyk

1994 | South African-Australian actress, Ariel Kaplan

1991 | South African cricket player, Colin Ackermann

SPORT

2005 | South African cricket team drew with West Indies in the First Test at Guyana.

2006 | South Africa lost the Third Test to Australia by 2 wickets in Johannesburg.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

2017 | The Fate of the Furious starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham is released.

2019 | Google posthumously celebrated South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela’s 80th birthday with a home page doodle.

AFRICA FACT

The Yoruba people of Nigeria are known for their exquisite clothing and it serves as an indicator of status and wealth.