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Suraj Abdurrahman
2015Jan, 28

Suraj Abdurrahman

Suraj Abdurrahman, Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (b. 1954)
Suraj Alao Abdurrahman (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015), was a Nigerian Army general who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia, with former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Commander-in-Chief. According to then-President Sirleaf Johnson, General Abdurrahman "was an exceedingly exceptional gentlemen officer whose contributions lifted Armed Forces of Liberia to professional greatness and emplace our military amongst UN peacekeepers”.

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Events on 2015

  • 29Apr

    2015 Baltimore protests

    A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
  • 3May

    Charlie Hebdo shooting

    Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
  • 14Jul

    New Horizons

    NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
  • 20Jul

    Cuba-United States relations

    The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
  • 14Aug

    Cuba-United States relations

    The US Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba-United States relations were broken off.