Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 1979

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

"I had to lie down, and I was just laying down all the time, and a couple of years went by. And the bones in my right leg from the knee down were not healing."
(13 October 1937)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 20th of September 1979 45 years ago
An undercover commando squad from the French intelligence agency SDECE and Special Forces' 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment take over the airport in France's last colonial expedition, 'Operation Barracuda' to overthrow 58-year-old self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa Jean-Bédel Bokassa in M'Poko International Airport, , Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic.