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Patrice Emery Lumumba (July 2, 1925-January 17, 1961) served as prime minister of the Congo during the tumultuous first months after independence on June 30,...
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Feqra Maryam Nadaw (?-October 26, 1936) became famous for his participation in the celebrated attack on Addis Ababa in 1936 by the patriots of Shawa...
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Mantantu Dundulu (circa 1865-February 1938) better known as Nlemvo, was the first Protestant Christian in the Congo and a close collaborator with William H. Bentley...
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The Rev. Guthrie Michael Scott (Sussex, England, July 30, 1907-London, September 14, 1983) was an Anglican clergyman and passive resister. He was the first petitioner...
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Senator John David Rheinallt-Jones (July 5, 1882-January 30, 1953) was a prominent white advocate for interracial understanding and the rights of blacks in South Africa....
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Robert Cornelis Napier (December 6, 1810-January 14, 1890) led the British expedition of 1867-68 against Emperor Tewodros II [reigned 1855-68]. After defeating Tewodros in his...
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Kate Dawson (lived in the 19th century), or Kate Swanzy, whose African name was Efua Ketse, was a merchant, philanthropist, and patriot who became prominent...
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Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, a pioneer of Afrobeat music, a human rights...
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James Hutton Brew (July 13, 1844- April 14, 1915) was an early advocate of representative government on the Gold Coast, and has been called the...
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Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987) was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in the Nigerian Independence movement. A strong and influential advocate...
