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Histoire politique et militaire de l'Afrique, 1948-à nos jours.

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7 June 1978: ZIPRA guerrillas killed two missionaries and wounded two others at the Usher Institute near Figtree, #Rhodesia

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Smoke billows from the Faculty of Sciences building in Algiers after an OAS bomb attack on 8 June 1962

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Israel won fierce battles at the Mitla and Giddi passes 20 miles from the Suez Canal early on the morning of 8 June 1967, trapping the remnants of the retreating Egyptian army in the Sinai. Egypt lost 80% of its equipment, 700 tanks, 10,000 men and 10,000 trucks. (four photos)

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The USS Liberty, a technical research (spy) ship, showing damage from strafing runs and torpedo hole in her side after attack by IAF jets and Israeli patrol boats on 8 June 1967 29 miles off the Sinai coast near El Arish. 34 of her crew were killed and 171 injured.

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Israeli @idf tanks of the Six-Day War: AMX-13, Centurion, M48 Patton and M50 Sherman

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“The OAS is resuming its freedom of action beginning tonight. We ask our commandos to resume operations, aimed above all at economic objectives” OAS pirate broadcast announcing end of truce. Algiers University on fire after OAS bomb attack on 7 June 1962.

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7 June 1962: OAS Delta commandos Claude Piegts and Albert Dovecar were executed by firing squad at a fort outside Paris

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2e REP commanding officer, LtCol Phillipe Erulin, and Gen Mobutu at military parade honoring the Foreign Legion regiment in Lubumbashi on 6 June 1978

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2er REP during military parade in Lubumbashi on 6 June 1978 in honor of regiment for service in putting down Shaba invasion

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5 June 1977: Seychelles Island President James Marcham was overthrown by socialist Albert Rene

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10,000 citizens answer Nigeria's recruiting drive to volunteer for military service to regain eastern state of #Biafra, early June 1967: video: 0:35

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Six-Day War, Day 3: After two days of fighting, Gaza City surrendered on the morning of 7 June 1967 (four photos)

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El Arish airbase is taken from the Egyptians on 6 June 1967, and the flag is secured to the masthead. With the key coastal town of El Arish on the Mediterranean coast in Israeli hands, the path to the Suez Canal had been pried open (two photos)

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Israeli soldiers with prisoners in Gaza Strip on 6 June 1967

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Vehicles of 202 Paratroop Battalion advance on Rafah Junction in Gaza Strip on first day of war, 5 June 1967

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@thegoalkeeper @PhillyInquirer He did a great job with the Union as well.

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6 June 1990: NPFL commander ex-US Marine Elmer Johnson killed outside port city of Buchanan #Liberia under disputed circumstances

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Men of the Palestine Liberation Army, armed wing of PLO, with their ‘Death to Israel’ banner; the PLA replaced the @UN Emergency Force at their posts in Gaza when Nasser ordered the UNEF out on 17 May, and the PLA faced the brunt of the @IDF attack on morning of 5 June 1967

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M-48 Pattons of 79th Tank Battalion/7th Armor Brigade of @IDF deploy into battle formation for the attack on Rafah Junction in Gaza Strip on morning of 5 June 1967

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5 June 1967- Operation MOKED: the destruction of air forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria on the ground; within 170 minutes, Egypt lost 293 aircraft. By end of 6 June 416 Arab aircraft had been destroyed to 26 @IAFsite Israeli jets lost (four photos)