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The Brazzaville Conference, 1944
The Brazzaville Conference was organized during the Second World War and took place in Brazzaville, the capital city of the colony of French Equatorial Africa from January 30 to February 8, 1944.  The Conference was sponsored by the French Committee of the National Liberation (CFLN). General
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John R. Lynch
John R. Lynch, former congressman from Mississippi, elected temporary chairman of Republican convention and became first Black to preside over deliberations of a national political party.
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24
1884
Somalia unable to hold election this year - Commission
Commission Chairlady Ms Halima Ismael Ibrahim, alias Halima Yareey, on Saturday spoke to members of the Lower House of Parliament (better known as Golaha Shacabka – the people’s hall), proposing two methods of conducting the
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Nigeria coronavirus: 18,480 cases, flurry of evacuee arrivals
Confirmed cases = 18,480
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28 years without
IT has been 28 years since residents in Hampshire, St Catherine, harboured thoughts of having water flow through their
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Georgia’s Primary Fiasco Is A Bad Sign For Election Day 2020
Which, by the way, seemed to go off without a hitch (or, with plenty of them, depending on who you ask) on Tuesday when certain voters arrived at polling places with either faulty equipment or none at all, resulting in hours-long lines and unbelievable delays to cast ballots in the
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The Truth is No Longer Color Blind
The dastardly “his-storical” truth is that it’s all in plain old Black and White for the world to see, and that’s as near a reality as the distance from Minneapolis to Houston is as this potentially great nation struggles with the mounting police miscarriages, exposing continual systematic
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Chief Election Officer has no power to determine the validity of votes
The Commission has already directed the Chief Election Officer to prepare and submit a Report “using the results of the recount, for consideration by the Commission”, pursuant to Article 177 (2) (b) of the Constitution and Section 96 of the Representation of the People
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Open letter to Prime Minister Mia Mottley & the citizens of CARICOM | New York Carib News
Without seizing herself of the full set of facts, Prime Minister Mottley, in her capacity as CARICOM Chairman, jumped into Guyana’s elections politics, like a bull in a China shop, to support her friend Bharrat Jagdeo, leader of the opposition People’s Progressive Party
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Maseru, Lesotho (1869- )
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho as well as its largest city. Maseru, a Sesotho word, means “place of the sandstone.” The city is situated along the west central border between Lesotho and South Africa on the Calderon River.  The 2006 census showed its population as approximately
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Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –
In a historic civil rights case, a federal judge late Sunday ruled against Florida’s Republican governor and Legislature and dramatically expanded the number of eligible voters in the state to include former felons unable to pay their court fines and
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Kenyans furious after being registered to ‘foreign’ political parties
Lawyer Dunstan Omari says, Kenyans can sue various political parties for illegally obtaining their details
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Zimbabwe: Khupe's Smaller MDC Sues Mudenda for Ignoring Misihairambwi Recall Letter
Thokozani Khupe's smaller MDC-T is set to approach the courts in a bid to compel Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda and Senate President Mabel Chinomona to act on letters of recall issued in respect of its members Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga and Senator Mildred
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Africa: AfDB: Adesina, His Achievements, Prospects For Re-election
The first term of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) came to an end in May 2020,  he is also due for re-election for a second
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Krystian Legierski (1978– )
Krystian Legierski, an LGBT activist, politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur, is the first openly gay person elected to public office in Poland. He was born on April 22, 1978, in the village of Koniakow in southwestern Poland. His mother is Polish and his father is from Mauritania. Legierski, known
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1978
(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”
John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.  When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the
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Aug
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1963
Even if Lowenfield subverts process, GECOM can declare results – PPP
The opposition PPP says that even if the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield subverts the electoral process by not submitting the correct results today for the March 2nd general elections, GECOM can act on its
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Wheat, Alan Dupree (1951 - )
Alan Dupree Wheat, the first black Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 16, 1951. He attended schools in Wichita, Kansas, and in Seville, Spain, before graduating from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana, in 1968. In 1972 Wheat received
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Gaskin stands by contention that coalition claims of fraud were exaggerated and meant to fool supporters
The letter by Dominic Gaskin
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Somalia: Will Farmajo and Khaire Remain United Ahead of Upcoming Polls?
The incumbent administration led by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 'Farmajo's has taken a bold move to register a new political party that will enable the team to run for
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Kenya: With Nasa Dead, Parties Are Free to Seek New Alliances - Odinga
Tuesday, ODM leader Raila Odinga was non-committal on his party's plan to strike a deal with President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee, but explained that such discussions have not been put on the
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Definition of Reconstruction
The period of Reconstruction took place in the southern United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until 1877. The era was marked by intense controversies, which included the impeachment of a president, outbreaks of racial violence, and the passage of Constitutional
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Liberia: Trouble Sways Over CPP Lawmakers
[New Republic] Lawmakers of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) are to face serious political actions if they support the establishment of a commission to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports instead of the establishment of the war and Economic Crime Court.
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Mauritania
Although Mauritania officially abolished slavery in 1980, the nation continued to tolerate the enslavement of blacks by North African Arabs. In 1993, the U.S. State Department estimated that there were more than 90,000 chattel slaves in the
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Rift rocks PNP! - Party throws support behind Phillips as Bunting backers ignite political dynamite
GOVERNOR GENERAL Sir Patrick Allen could be asked to exercise his authority under Section 80 (5) of the Jamaican Constitution and appoint a new Opposition leader if Manchester Central Member of Parliament Peter Bunting and his supporters head to King’s House with 15 letters indicating no confidence
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Bello, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu (1910-1966)
Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu Bello was the Sardauna of Sokoto and leader of Nigeria’s northern region during the last years of British rule and early independence.  He was brutally murdered at his home during a 1966 coup détat, one in a series of events characterizing Nigeria’s political
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Jan
15
1966
Lesotho, SA mull free movement of citizens during Majoro's courtesy visit
Lesotho's newly elected prime minister, Moeketsi Majoro, says his first official visit to South Africa was critical as it was urgent to work on improving relations between the two
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‘I am a pastor, not a politician’ - Firebrand clergyman, Bishop Rowan Edwards says he wants to remain non-partisan to fulfil his mandate
Two of Jamaica’s more prominent pastors said that while the formation of another political party is good for democracy, they have no intention of being a candidate when the newly formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) contests the next general
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GECOM cannot escape the accusation of fraud and must investigate
This large grouping (which includes all the contesting parties, local and international observers) has provided videos and other evidence that shows how Mingo added votes for APNU+AFC and reduced the votes cast in favour of the
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Williams v. Mississippi (1898)
? Submitted March 18, 1898. Decided April 25, 1898. At June term 1896 of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, the plaintiff in error was indicted by a grand jury composed entirely of white men for the crime of murder. On the 15th day of June he made a motion to quash the indic
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