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Kpana Lewis (18?-circa 1912) was the last Bai Sherbro or ruler of the Sherbro state. A leading member of the powerful Poro society, he defied...
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John Daniel Kestell (February 15, 1854-Febru-ary 9, 1941) was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church (D.R.C.), Bible translator, and Afrikaner cultural leader. His mother...
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Leleka (circa 1905- September 1975) was one of the greatest chiefs of the Giri River region in northwestern Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)....
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Donald Molteno (February 13, 1908-December 24, 1972) was born into a family with deep political traditions and roots in the liberal history of the Cape...
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Lillith Kakaza (circa 1885-1950) was the first Xhosa woman writer. She, with other authors, helped to develop Xhosa fiction in the second decade of the...
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Abbé Adolphe Lankwan (1926-June 6,1965), a highly esteemed Catholic priest in the Kwilu area, became involved with partisans of the Mulele rebellion which swept the...
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Kajee Abdulla Ismail, (1896-1947) an able and energetic Moslem businessman and philanthropist known for his gradualist and accommodationist policy, dominated the Natal Indian Congress from...
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Almamy Suluku (circa 1820-1906), chief of Bumban, was a forceful and able leader who ruled over the Biriwa Limba in a large area of northern...
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Silas Modiri Molema (circa 1891-August 13, 1965) was a medical doctor and an activist in the African National Congress (ANC). He was one of those...
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Almamy Sori Sesay (late 19th century-1970) was a vigorous and enlightened paramount chief of Konike Barina chiefdom in the Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone. One...
