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Thursday, 23 November 2017

On this day: 23 November

ON THIS DAY- On this day in 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, becoming the first woman to lead an African country. Lyndon Johnson took over as US President in 1963, a day after the assassination of John F Kennedy. In 2011, Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him. The Ley Juárez was passed on this day in 1855 in Mexico, abolishing special courts for the clergy and military in an attempt by justice minister Benito Juárez to eliminate the remnants of colonialism in Mexico and promote equality. The first issue of Life magazine was issued on this day in 1936. The magazine later became a pioneer in photojournalism and one of the major forces in that field’s development. British author Roald Dahl died on this day in 1990. This time last year we were saddened by the news of veteran banker Nevine Loutfy’s passing. Solar energy plans were being hampered by FX shortage two years ago and in 2014 we got the dates for the EEDC in Sharm El Sheikh.

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