Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the
nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series
of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. The city has been Rwanda's
economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital
following independence from Belgium in 1962. It is one of five provinces
into which Rwanda was repartitioned in 2006. Kigali is divided into
three districts—Gasabo, Kicukiro, and Nyarugenge—which historically
had control of significant areas of local governance. Reforms in
January 2020 transferred much of the districts' power to the city-wide
council. The city also hosts the main residence and offices of the
president of Rwanda and most government ministries. It was founded in
1907 as the headquarters of the German colonial resident. It grew slowly
during the following decades, but since the Rwandan Civil War and the
genocide it has experienced rapid population growth, with much of the
city rebuilt. The largest contributor to Kigali's GDP is the service
sector..
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1915:
World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland
Garros landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_%28aviator%29>
1938:
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics,
made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic
book.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1>
1980:
Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe after
the Lancaster House Agreement brought an end to the unrecognized state
of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe>
1996:
Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana,
Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110
others at a United Nations compound.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
footbath:
1. The act of soaking or washing the feet.
2. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
3. A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet
with.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/footbath>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The greatest artist is he who is greatest in the highest reaches
of his art, even although he may lack the qualities necessary for the
adequate execution of some minor details. It is not by his faults, but
by his excellences, that we measure a great man. The strength of a beam
is measured by its weakest part, of a man by his strongest.
--George Henry Lewes
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Henry_Lewes>
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