DR. JAMES EMMAN KWEGYIR AGGREY Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18th, 1875-July 30, 1927) was a pioneer of higher education for Africans who was...

SUMAILA NDEWURA JAKPA Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa (circa 1600-1666) was, according to the most accessible and widely-known version of Gonja ( Ngbanya) oral traditions, the conquering...

Lej Iyasu Mikael (February 3, 1896-July (?) 1935), grandson of Emperor Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913], was the nominal ruler of Ethiopia from about 1909, when...

Afararq Gabra Iyasus (July 10, 1868-September 25, 1947), writer, poet and diplomat, was the author of Lebb wallad Tarik (“story Born out of Fantasy”) (1908), which may...

RAS HAYLA TAKLA HAYMANOT Ras Haylu Takla Haymanot (1868-1951) was a governor of Gojam and a prominent Ethiopian businessman. He was the son of Negus...