Human Saga

On September 7

On September 7, 3 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Brazil declares independence from Portugal (1822).

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7 September 1822Brazil declares independence from PortugalPolitics & governance

On 7 September 1822, beside the Ipiranga brook near São Paulo, Prince Regent Pedro of Braganza proclaimed Brazil's independence from Portugal in the episode remembered as the Grito do Ipiranga ("Cry of Ipiranga").

1899–1901 (Boxer Protocol, 7 September 1901)The Boxer RebellionMilitary & conflict

The Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) was an anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in northern China led by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, whose members—nicknamed 'Boxers' for their martial-arts practices—believed ritual training…

Speaking at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 7 September 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping proposed building a 'Silk Road Economic Belt' linking China across Central Asia to Europe.

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