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Benjamin Nxumalo (1874-1942) was King Sobhuza II’s uncle and counselor and one of the most educated Swazis of his time. Nxumalo was born in the Intombe...
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Reverend Jonas A. Ntsiko (c1860-1915) was a poet, a hymn composer and a catechist who became famous as a literary commentator in the pages of...
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Zachary Rogers (16?-1681), an Englishman in the service of the Gambia Adventurers Company, founded a family line that has been prominent in the Sierra Leone...
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William Raymond (1815-November 26, 1847) was the fearless American missionary who first brought western education and the Christian religion to the Sherbro people of Sierra...
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Alexander Anton Berchthold Merensky (June 8, 1837-May 22, 1918) was a missionary responsible for extensive station foundation in all of South Africa. Merensky came from...
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Alimamy Rassin (circa 1825-1890), chief of Mafonda, was that rarity among leaders, a resolute champion of peace. Remarkable in any age, his opposition to violence...
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Mdlaka (d. circa 1829) was the commander-in-chief of the Zulu army during most of Shaka’s reign (1816-1828) and occasionally served as deputy chief when Shaka...
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Wembo Nyama (circa 1870-July 28, 1940) began his career as an auxiliary of the great slave-trader Ngongo Leteta. Later, he became a faithful ally of...
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Onema Henriette (circa 1900-August 27, 1967), better known as Mama Onema, was a powerful sorcerer who aided the Armée Populaire de Libération (A.P.L.), or Simbas,...
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William Rainy (circa 1819-1878) was a courageous and distinguished Afro-West Indian barrister who devoted himself to fighting colour prejudice in Sierra Leone and elsewhere in...
