On This Day: What happened on 05 April?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 05 April, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1999 | President Nelson Mandela persuades Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to surrender the two Libyan suspects who were involved in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

2012 | Armed forces in Mali stole food packages from UN food warehouses forcing the World Food Programme (WFP) to stop operations temporarily. 

2016 | South African President Jacob Zuma survives Nkandla impeachment.

2017 | Diezani Alison-Madueke, Former Nigerian oil minister was found guilty of money-laundering by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria.

2019 | Nigerians protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) for killing innocent citizens. 

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DEATHS

2015 | Algerian actor, Sid Ali Kouiret (82) 

2017 | Kenyan diplomat, mayor of Nairobi, Margaret Kenyatta (89) 

2019 | South African biologist, Sydney Brenner (92)

2019 | South African cricketer, Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie (25) 

2020 | Libyan Former Prime Minister, Mahmoud Jibril (67)

BIRTHDAYS

1976 | South African field hockey player, David Staniforth

1984 | South African rugby player, Ronnie Cooke

1985 | South African DJ, DJ Roxxi 

1990 | South African rugby player, CJ Stander

SPORT

2008 | South Africa wins the 2nd Test Cricket against India by an innings and 90 runs. 

2009 | South African rugby team beat Kenya 26-7 and becomes the Adelaides Sevens Champion in Australia.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

2016 |  Drake releases his single ‘One Dance’.

2017 | Pepsi pulls an Ad featuring model Kendall Jenner. It was criticized for devaluing Black Lives Matter.

AFRICA FACT

85% of the world’s elephants and over 99% of the remaining lions are in African.