1901, 20 July
The border between Algeria and Morocco is fixed during the Franco-Moroccan accord. Trade and police functions are firmly placed under French control.
1922, 20 July
The League of Nations agrees to award former German colonies as mandates: Tanganyika (which formed the greater part of the German colony Deutsche Ostafrika, became independent in 1961 Tanzania in 1961) to Britain, the greater part of the colony of Togo to France (became independent as Togo in 1960), the lesser part of Togo as Togoland to the British (eventually became part of Ghana in 1957) and the German colony of Kamerun to the French as Cameroun (eventually became Cameroon in 1960) and to the British as British Cameroon North (became Nigeria in 1961) and British Cameroon South (eventually joined with Cameroon in 1961).
1967, 20 July
Death of Chief Albert (John Mvumbi) Luthuli whilst 'crossing' a railway track near his home at Stanger, Natal. Chief Luthuli was an aclaimed anti-Apartheid leader and president of the African National Congress from 1951 to 1967.
