The twentieth of Jumada al-Akhira:

It happened on this day,,

* Year 1218 AH / October 1803 AD: Two US warships attack ships in the port of Tripoli in Libya, However, one of them (Philadelphia), which was the largest ship in the world at the time, ran aground in the shallow waters of the port of Tripoli. Its crew of 300 sailors was captured, The governor of Tripoli demanded three million dollars in damages from the United States.

* Year 1222 AH / August 1807 AD: Russia signs an armistice with the Ottoman Empire because of its wars with Napoleon Bonaparte, However, the war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was renewed in 1809.

* Year 1288 AH / September 1871 AD: The death of Ali Pasha, Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, at the age of 56, He took over the ministry 5 times, He was one of the savvy Turkish diplomats, The European press described him as the greatest politician in Europe.

* Year 1408 AH / February 1988 AD The Soviet Union decides to withdraw from Afghanistan, which it occupied for nine years, After negotiations with the Afghan government.

* Year 1430 AH / June 2009 AD The death of the Lebanese Islamic preacher and politician Fathi Yakan, He is considered one of the founders of the Islamic movement in the fifties of the 20th century in Lebanon. He was the Secretary-General of the Islamic Group and then elected as a member of Parliament, Then he split from the Islamic Group and founded the Islamic Action Front, He was interested in theorizing the political work of Islamic movements, For this purpose, he has written a number of books.

Prepared by/a. Mohamed Hamdi Maddokh