More than 2,600 people were killed.
Africa
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She was known for works such as “Our Sister Killjoy.”
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He was involved in Angola’s fight for independence from Portugal.
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner championed human rights and racial justice.
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He led the fight to free Zambia from British rule.
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She was an educator who supported orphaned girls going to school.
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News Obituaries
Mory Kanté (1950–2020), Guinean musician who had an international hit with “Ye Ke Ye Ke”
Kante’s “Ye Ke Ye Ke” was the first African single to sell more than a million copies.
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His 1972 song “Soul Makossa” was an international hit
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Shabalala’s group gained international fame when Paul Simon collaborated with them for his 1986 Grammy-winning album “Graceland”
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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s former president, had a controversial legacy that swung from liberating Zimbabwe from colonial rule to ruling it himself with an iron fist.