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Maria Margaretha Koopmans-De Wet, (March 8, 1834-August 2, 1906) was a cultured woman, renowned as a hostess, patroness of the arts, and ardent patriot. She...
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Kai Tongi (?-1973) was a paramount chief of Kissi Tongi in Kailahun district in Eastern province, Sierra Leone from 1942 to 1952. During his brief...
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Kai Londo (circa 1845-airca 1896) was a famous warrior who through the defeat of a great rival in war became the supreme chief of Luawa,...
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Don Davidson Tengo Jabavu (October 20, 1885-August 3. 1959) was the first African to be appointed to a university level education institution in South Africa....
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Emily Hobhouse (April 1, 1860-June 8, 1926) was a British humanitarian who helped alleviate the sufferings of Boer women and children during and after the...
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Lilian Masediba Ngoyi (1911-March 12, 1980) was president of the Federation of South African Women and, in 1956, the first woman to be elected to...
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Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (August 23, 1883-December 12, 1958), whose political career spanned four decades, from the 1920s to the 1950s, was one of the most...
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Ruth Hayman (February 12, 1913-October 7, 1981), social reformer and lawyer, was distinguished for her energy and courage in acting for defendants in innumerable political...
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Sir James Henley Coussey (March 10, 1895-June 6, 1958), the first African judge to be appointed straight from the Bar without becoming a colonial magistrate,...
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Wayzaro Shawaraggad Gadlé (1885/86-1949), a close friend of Empress Manan [reigned 1930-62], played an active role in social work, and became renowned for her patriotism...
