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French Riots Begin (2005)Oct 27th, 2005
On this day in 2005, weeks of riots erupted throughout France after two youths died from electrocution while hiding from the police in a power substation. President Chirac declared a state of emergency, giving sweeping powers to police.
Image: Marching protesters with a banner reading "PAS DE JUSTICE PAS DE PAIX" [socialistproject.ca]
Oliver Tambo (1917 - 1993)Oct 27th, 1917
Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.