Heroes and Heroines

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Kombo Kiboko (circa 1870-May 20, 1942), was one of three Pende rulers selected to participate in an ill-conceived rotating chiefship the colonial government designed to...

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Domin Konteh Kanfori (14th century), a folk hero, was the leader of the earliest wave of Soso migrants into Sierra Leone. This wave was the...

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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 Samba I (1902-January 3, 1956), originally called Alpha Lalugba Kalei Samba, was a vigorous and progressive paramount chief of Nongowa in southeastern Sierra Leone,...

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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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Reinhold Frederick Alfred Hoernle (November 11, 1880-July 21, 1943) was a philosopher and a prominent supporter of the Joint Council movement and the South African...

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Nyagua (circa 1842-1906) was a warrior chief of great consequence in eastern Mende country, and ruler of Panguma, one of the largest states in the...

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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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Njiakundohun (late 18th century-?1860s) was the leader of the first band of invading Mende warriors who moved westwards across Sierra Leone in the mid-19th century....

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