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August 30, 2014

On August 30, 2014, prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup. The year's #1 song was "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Arabella Stanton, Arabella Stanton, Arabella Stanton would arrive in the same year.

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2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade.

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On August 30, 2014

  1. 2014 Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.

    Prime Minister of Lesotho, 2012–15, 2017–20

    Thomas Motsoahae Thabane is a Mosotho politician who was the fifth Prime Minister of Lesotho from 2012 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2020. He founded the All Basotho Convention (ABC) in 2006 and led the party until 2022.

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Died on August 30, 2014

Charles Bowden American writer (1945–2014)
Bipan Chandra Indian historian (1928–2014)
Igor Decraene Belgian cyclist
Andrew V. McLaglen British-American film director (1920–2014)
Felipe Osterling Peruvian lawyer, writer and politician

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Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger

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