April 27 1960: France grants Togo independence. (National Day) 1961: U.K. grants Sierra Leone independence. 1967: Roger Robin (aka Roger Williams) is born in Bristol. 1972: Ghanaian nationalist leader Kwame Nkrumah passes away in Bucharest, Romania. Age 62. (b. September 18, 1909) 1994: The South Africa general election is held. Lucky Dube may have voted for the first time in his life. Soon after Nelson Mandela of the ANC would become President of South Africa. 1998: Recorded at Ali Campbell and Travers new recording studio in Jamaica, "UB40 Presents The Dancehall Album", featuring toasting by the likes of Beenie Man, Ninja Man, Lady Saw and Mad Cobra among others, all backed by the band, is released by Virgin.  April 28 ----: DJ General Degree (Cardiff Butt) is born in Manchester, Jamaica. 1966: Quino (in full Joaquin William McWhinney) [Big Mountain] is born. 1970: Little Roy records "Keep On Trying" for Lloyd Dalley, The Matador. It can be heard on a CD "From Matador's Arena - 1969-1970 - Volume 2" (Jamaican Gold JMC 200.233). 1994: Germany's Federal Constitutional Court decides to decriminalize private use of marijuana and hashish.  April 29 1989: Jamaican reggae singer Jesse David Royal is born in St James Parish, Jamaica to a family of Maroon ancestry and Rasta faith.