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Events on Saturday 7 July 1990 2
1990Kenya's Saba Saba pro-democracy riotsCrackdown on protests demanding multi-party ruleOn 7 July 1990 riots erupted across Kenya after the government banned a rally demanding multi-party elections. Security forces killed dozens of protesters in the crackdown known as Saba Saba. The unrest intensified pressure that led Kenya to legalize opposition parties the following year.
1990Three Tenors concertPavarotti, Domingo, Carreras performThe Three Tenors — Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras — performed their legendary first concert on July 7, 1990 in Rome, the eve of the World Cup final, watched by 1.6 billion people worldwide.