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John Sarbah (c. 1834-1892), father of John Mensah Sarbah, the nationalist lawyer, was one of the most prosperous African merchants on the Gold Coast in...
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Chief Alfred Sam (18?-1930s), a Gold Coast merchant and a pioneer pan-Africanist, was the first black African in the 20th century to attempt to settle...
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Anton Wilhelm Amo (about 1703-March 3, 1756) achieved fame in Europe as a scholar and philosopher, lecturing at three universities in central Europe. He was...
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Sarkis Terzian (1868-1915) was an Armenian trader and innovator who assisted Emperor Menilek IIÂ [reigned 1889-1913] in importing firearms and other equipment, and in forging links...
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John Mannah-Kpaka (circa 1865-1945), a member of the powerful Gallinas family of Rogers or Крака, was a wealthy trader who later became paramount chief of...
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Solomon Benjamin Augustus Macfoy (circa 1843-January 16, 1893) was a Sierra Leone Krio (Creole) who for several years dominated the Sherbro country of Sierra Leone....
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George Frank Cleland (1830-1887) was a Ga merchant, a justice of the peace, and an enlightened and popular divisional chief of James Town, Accra, who...
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Efunporoye Osuntinubu Olumosa (circa 1805 – December 3, 1887). Some women have left their footprints in the annals of Nigerian history. One of such women...
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Cecil John Rhodes (July 5, 1853-March 26, 1902) was a visionary forward-looking imperialist whose personal career was to have an immense impact on the history...
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Matewos (14?- May 23, 1520), or Matthew, was a merchant of Armenian descent, born in Cairo, who, in 1512, was sent to Portugal on an...








