1903, 27 April
French President Émile François Loubet makes state visit to Tunisia. A military review of thousands of native troops is followed by an exclusive banquet and ball.
1910, 27 April
Louis Botha and James Barry Munnik Herzog form the nationalist United South African (or Unionist) Party, calling for South African independence and equality for Afrikaners.
1955, 27 April
Egypt announces plans to sell cotton to Communist China.
1958, 27 April
Spanish southern protectorate (part of Spanish Sahara), one of four 'international administrative zones' imposed on Morocco in 1912, is ceded to Morocco under the control of King Mohamed V (Sidi Mohamed).
1960, 27 April
Togo achieves independence.
1961, 27 April
Sierra Leone achieves independence from Britain.
1965, 27 April
Egypt recalls its diplomats from Tunisia.
1972, 27 April
Death of Kwame Nkrumah, nationalist leader and first president of Ghana.
1984, 27 April
Eleven days after the killing of London policewoman Yvonne Fletcher 30 Libyans (diplomats and others under diplomatic immunity) leave their embassy and return to Tripoli.
1991, 27 April
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela fails to win the presidency of the ANC's Women's League.
1993, 27 April
Last day of referendum in Ethiopia (Eritrea) shows overwhelming vote for independence.
1994, 27 April
First ever multi-racial elections held in South Africa.
