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On this day — August 16

Date	Country	Category	Title
16 August 2012	South Africa	Racism	Police kill 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana
16 August 1990	Iran	Iraq Iran war	Rafsanjani maintains opposition to Iraq’s Kuwait occupation
16 August 1990	South Africa	South Africa	Mandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks on violence
16 August 1985	Iran	Iraq Iran war	Khamenei is re-elected president
16 August 1984	Spain	Palestine	Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1981	Iran	Iraq Iran war	UPI reports British recovery tanks intended for Iraq
16 August 1975	Australia	Racism	The Gurindji land handback recognizes years of collective struggle
16 August 1954	Palestine	Palestine	The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1953	Iran	Iran revolution	Monarchical symbols are challenged in Tehran
16 August 1953	Iran	Iran revolution	The Shah flees Iran
16 August 1909	Palestine	Palestine	Enactment of the Ottoman Associations Law
16 August 1908	South Africa	Racism	Indian protesters burn registration certificates
16 August 1908	South Africa	South Africa	Resisters burn registration certificates in Johannesburg
16 August 1861	Suriname	Suriname slave register	Transfer registration for 4 people
16 August 1861	Suriname	Suriname slave register	Transfer registration for 20 people

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