Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1940, World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces. In 1942, Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1950, Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director was born. In 1959, Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic was born. In 1959, Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach was born. In 1968, José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1901) passed away. In 1969, Paul Tergat, Kenyan runner was born. In 2000, Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1931) passed away. In 2019, Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951) passed away. In 2021, Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
UN appoints Eziakonwa special adviser on Africa
In addition to English and her native Igbo, Eziakonwa speaks fluent Yoruba and has a working knowledge of French The post UN appoints Eziakonwa special adviser on Africa appeared first on Vanguard News.
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