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Today in 1938, former president of Ghana, John Kuf

Today in 1938, former president of Ghana, John Kufuor, was born. #RxHistory⏳️⁠
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On 08 December 1938, John Agyekum Kufuor, a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009, was born in Kumasi, Gold Coast.⁠
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Kufuor was the 7th of 10 children of Nana Kwadwo Agyekum, an Asante royal, and Nana Ama Dapaah, a queen mother. In 1959, he moved to London after being accepted into Lincoln’s Inn to study law. In 1961, he was called to the London bar. In the following year, he was called to the bar in Ghana before graduating from Exeter College in 1964.⁠
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In 1967, Kufour became chief legal officer and town clerk for the city of Kumasi. By 1969 he became a member of parliament and deputy foreign minister in the government of Kofi Abrefa Busia.⁠
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Kufuor ran for presidency in 1996 but lost to Jerry Rawlings. On 23 October 1998, he was re-nominated by the New Patriotic Party not only to run for president again but also to assume the position of party leader. Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000. He was sworn in as president of Ghana on 7 January 2001 and remained president until 7 January 2009 after winning the 2004 presidential election.⁠
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Swipe to learn more, and read more stories on Ghanaian history at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Peace Onafuye⁠
📷️: 1) John Kufuor. Embassy of Equitorial Guinea / Flickr⁠
2) John Agyekum Kufuor - World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 / Flickr

Nigerian Godpunk Comes of Age with Shigidi #OnSite

Nigerian Godpunk Comes of Age with Shigidi #OnSite⚡⁠
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Shigidi is a fine display of Wole Talabi’s dexterity as a writer and a demonstration of how grossly underutilized African mythology has been in world fantasy.⁠
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Swipe to learn more and read the full #bookreview at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Edwin Okolo (@edgothboy)⁠
🔎: Peace Onafuye (@yetundeandbooks), Yusuf Omotayo (@yusufomotayo); Editors⁠
🎨: Dami Mojid (@dami_mojid) / THE REPUBLIC.⁠

Today in 1941, Japan bombed a US naval base in Pea

Today in 1941, Japan bombed a US naval base in Pearl Harbour. #RxHistory⏳⁠
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On 07 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, in a surprise military attack.⁠
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Early in the morning that day, waves of more than 350 Japanese military aircrafts descended on Pearl Harbour, dropping torpedoes and bombs targeted at military equipment.⁠
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More than 2,000 Americans were killed in the attack, according to National Geographic, while military aircraft and naval ships were destroyed and badly damaged. The day after the attack, the US declared war on Japan, ending their neutrality in the Second World War.⁠
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The war concluded with Japan’s surrender after the devastating nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.⁠
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📝: Wemimo Ogunmoyela x Afoma Dike⁠
📷: 1) Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the Pearl Harbor attack. Imperial Japanese Navy / U.S. Navy⁠
2) Doris Miller /National Archives⁠
3) Doris Miller receives the Navy Cross. May 27, 1942. U.S. NAVY/ NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Living in America, Leaving Nigeria #OnSite⚡⁠
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In 2022, 97,369 Nigerians received non-immigrant visas from the United States, marking a 215 per cent increase compared to 30,878 issued in 2021. ⁠
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As this number continues to increase, Ìdòwú Ọdẹ́yẹmí asks in today’s essay, what does it mean to live in America as a Nigerian?⁠
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Read Ọdẹ́yẹmí’s full Black Atlantic essay by clicking the link in our bio.⁠
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🔎: Yusuf Omotayo (@yusufomotayo); Editor⁠⁠
🎨: THE REPUBLIC. Photos courtesy of the author.

Today in 1961, Frantz Fanon died aged 36. #RxHisto

Today in 1961, Frantz Fanon died aged 36. #RxHistory⏳⁠
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On 6 December 1961, Frantz Fanon, one of the foremost writers of the 20th century on the topics of racism, colonialism, and decolonization, died of cancer in Bethesda, Maryland, aged 36.⁠
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Fanon was born in Martinique on 20 July 1925, and he earned a degree in medicine and psychiatry from the University of Lyon. ⁠
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While working as a doctor in French-colonized Algeria during Algeria’s struggle for independence, Fanon treated both French police and Algerians fighting for revolution—opposite sides of the same battle, and he began to observe the effects of colonial violence on the human psyche.⁠
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Fanon saw colonialism as a form of domination and noted that its necessary goal for success was the reordering of the world of indigenous peoples. ⁠
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Fanon’s most enduring lesson was perhaps that: transcending differences by empathizing with each other and not embracing notions of tribe, class, or descent—which are often created by colonialism—provides a better option for human coexistence.⁠
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Swipe to learn more, and read more on Fanon at the link in bio.⁠
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📝: Wemimo Ogunmoyela⁠
📷: 1) Frantz Fanon, Wikimedia Commons.⁠
2) Frantz Fanon, author and philosopher. Leo Zeilig / HSRC Press.⁠
3) Abe Books⁠
4) Goodreads

Is C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata a Modern-D

Is C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata a Modern-Day Classic? #OnSite⚡⁠
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By remaining steadfast to his vision of exploring African political and religious realities, C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi's Mami Wata portrays the rich diversity of African cinema.⁠
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Swipe to learn more and read the full review at the link in our bio.⁠
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🔎: Peace Onafuye (@yetundeandbooks), Yusuf Omotayo (@yusufomotayo); Editors⁠
🎨: Dami Mojid (@dami_mojid) / THE REPUBLIC.⁠

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