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Activists & Reformers

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William George Ballinger (1894-1974), a Scottish-born liberal, represented African voters in the South African Senate for 12 years and played a prominent role in liberal...

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Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger (1894- 1980), née Hodgson, was an outspoken advocate of African rights, represented Africans in the South African Parliament, and was a...

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Ethelred Nathaniel Jones (June 28, 1884-March 29, 1954) who from the 1920s, onwards also used the name Laminah Sankoh, was one of the most outstanding...

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Clement Kadalie (circa 1896-November 28, 1951) was the founder and leader of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, popularly known as the ICU....

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Ngemba (circa 1820-September, 1886), also known as Mata-Boike, was a famous warrior-leader of the Iboko and Mabale people, living at Makanza on the Zaire (now...

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Kajee Abdulla Ismail, (1896-1947) an able and energetic Moslem businessman and philanthropist known for his gradualist and accommodationist policy, dominated the Natal Indian Congress from...

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Silas Modiri Molema (circa 1891-August 13, 1965) was a medical doctor and an activist in the African National Congress (ANC). He was one of those...

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John Wallace Tsiboe (September 21. 1904-September 10, 1963), who founded the Ashanti Pioneer in 1939, was a supporter of the movement for national independence after...

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Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-September 27, 1960) was a British suffragette (militant advocate of women’s suffrage) who became involved in Ethiopian affairs after the invasion of...

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Bakaffa (1694-September 19, 1730) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1721-30. A shrewd ruler, he consolidated the power of the monarchy. His Christian name was Atsma-Giyorgis,...

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This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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