THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 25
May 25 in history
What happened on May 25: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1963, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Organisation of African Unity
25 May 1963 — Thirty-two heads of state meet in Addis Ababa to found the Organisation of African Unity. A year later they pledge to retain the borders inherited from empire. Historians still debate the choice: did it guarantee peace, or freeze injustice in place?
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