1946, 9 August
Ferhat Abbas, a nationalist leader, has called for Algeria to become an autonomous republic within the French Union.
1956, 9 August
President Abu Khalid Gamal Abd an-Nasir (Nasser) of Egypt announces the creation of a new national liberation army.
1967, 9 August
Biafran troops, under the command of Colonel Ojukwu, have crossed the Niger River into Nigeria's Mid-Western State and are heading towards Benin City. Nigeria's leader General Yakubu Gowon, promoted since his reinstatement of Federal rule, is planning an offensive against the Biafran capital Enugu.
1983, 9 August
French paratroopers have arrived in Chad – the first instalment of military aid offered to the beleaguered nation by France earlier this month.
1994, 9 August
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, estranged wife of Nelson Mandela, tells members of the Government of National Unity at parliament in South Africa "... that my deepest regret is that I failed Stompie [Mackenzie], that I was unable to protect him from the anarchy of those times." Winnie Mandela was found guilty at trial for the kidnapping of four boys by her Mandela United Football Club in February 1991, but acquitted of charges of assault. Sentenced initially to six years imprisonment, she was released on a suspended sentence and a fine after appeal.
