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Wole Soyinka: Imprisoned during Nigeria鈥檚 Biafra war
In 1967, Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka was jailed following his efforts to avert civil war
Escaping Nigeria's Biafra war
In 1967, the south-east region of Nigeria declared itself the independent state of Biafra
Building the New Afrika Shrine in Nigeria
The opening of the 'spiritual home of Afrobeat' in 2000
West Africa fights back against Boko Haram
In 2015, a coalition of West African countries fought back against a caliphate in Nigeria
Ravi and George
In 1967, Ravi Shankar taught the 鈥榪uiet Beatle鈥� George Harrison how to play the sitar
India goes to the UN
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit led India鈥檚 first delegation to the United Nations
The Howard Hughes literary hoax
In 1971 a conman fooled publishers with a fake autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes
Colombia's Salt Cathedral
In 1995, a cathedral was built 180m underground in the Zipaquir谩 Salt Mine
Toy Story: the first digitally-animated feature film
The box-office hit started a shift away from hand-drawn cartoons
How the Bosnian war ended
On 21 November 1995, the Dayton Peace accords were signed
