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Heroes and Heroines

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Brown Aaron Sylvester (1907-1956), painter, sculptor, and architect, was born on December 14, 1907, in Harper City, Cape Palmas. He studied at Liberia College, the...

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Joseph Peter Brown (April 16, 1843 – September 23, 1932) was a Fante teacher, scholar, and politician who defended African interests during the colonial period...

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Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce (October 19, 1878-July 12, 1953) was one of the first African medical doctors on the Gold Coast. He was also a newspaper...

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George Edward Moore (1879-1950) won a reputation in the Gold Coast and in Britain as an outstanding nationalist politician, traditionalist, and pan-Africanist. He was born...

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John C. Kirkham (?-1875) was a British military adviser to Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned 1872-89]. Kirkham had fought in the Nicaraguan Civil War of 1855-57,...

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Balay Zalaqa (1895/96-January 11, 1948) was a brigand chief in Gojam province, and later a Patriot leader who fought against the Italians during their occupation...

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Bakaré (1801-circa 1871) was the first ruler of Léqa, a 19th-century Muslim kingdom in western Ethiopia, and founder of a dynasty. Bakaré was the son...

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Diouf Galandou (1875-1941) was a Senegalese politician born in Saint-Louis on September 14, 1875. He belonged to one of those ancient families of Saint-Louis slave...

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Dingane (circa 1775-1840), also known as Dingaan, was the second Zulu king, and ruled from 1828-40. He was one of the assassins of Shaka, whom...

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Christian Rudolph de Wet (October 7, 1854-February 3, 1922) was a Boer general during the South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. De Wet was born...

Editor’s Note

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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