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Events relating to africa
The French Territory of Afars and Issas becomes independent as Djibouti, with Hassan Gouled Aptidon as president
Steve Biko, founder of Black Consciousness, dies of head wounds received in police custody in Pretoria
Anwar el-Sadat, the Egyptian president, travels to Jerusalem to propose a peace plan to the Israelis
In a multi-million dollar ceremony, Jean-Bédel Bokassa proclaims himself emperor of the Central African Republic
Jomo Kenyatta dies in office as Kenya's president and is succeeded by his deputy, Daniel arap Moi
Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in the USA
Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat share the Nobel Peace Prize
Morocco annexes the Mauritanian part of the Western Sahara, thus taking control of the entire region
Idi Amin flees from Uganda as Tanzanian troops reach his capital, Kampala
The first multiracial elections held in Rhodesia are won by bishop Abel Muzorewa
French paratroops bring to an end the savage rule of Bokassa in the Central African Republic
A conference in London, at Lancaster House, finally achieves agreement on Southern Rhodesia
Rhodesia becomes independent, taking the name Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as prime minister
A coup in Uganda brings Milton Obote back into power, and he is confirmed as president in a subsequent general election
Muslim terrorists assassinate Anwar el-Sadat, in response to his peace agreement with Israel
Sadat is peacefully succeeded in Egypt by his vice-president, Hosni Mubarak
Senegal and the Gambia partially merge as Senegambia, in a confederation which lasts seven years
Yasser Arafat and the PLO move to Tunisia, after being driven out of Lebanon by Israel
South African novelist J.M. Coetzee publishes The Life and Times of Michael K, and wins the Booker Prize
Government imposition of Islamic law (sharia) triggers renewed civil war in Sudan between the Muslim north and Christian south
The name of Upper Volta is changed to Burkina Faso, meaning 'land of incorruptible people'
A disastrous famine in the northern provinces of Ethiopia is the first to be seen all round the world on television
The Turkana Boy, the most complete known skeleton of Homo erectus, is found near Lake Turkana by Kamoya Kimeu in Richard Leakey's team
Desmond Tutu, rector of an Anglican church in Soweto, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
