Apr 2 Battle at Bamako: French assault on Fabous arm forces attack Apr 12 French troops under lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal Apr 13 US prospector Alfred Packer convicted of manslaughter though accused of cannibalism Apr 14 Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé" premieres with the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in Paris Historic Event Apr 16 Paul Kruger chosen as President of Transvaal 3rd President of the South African Republic Paul Kruger Apr 23 John Heemskerk Abrahamszoon forms Dutch government Apr 24 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair 1882 Historical Events by Year 1884
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