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Makitu (circa 1856-April 1899), a prominent merchant and caravan organiser, grew wealthy from the 19th century ivory trade between the Atlantic coast and the interior...
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Sebastien Ngonso (circa 1940-October, 1965) was a young Congolese poet whose work expressed the anguish and suffering he experienced in life. In the 1950s Ngonso...
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Makanda Kabobi (March 16, 1940-September 25, 1972), was a scholar and teacher who became one of the most respected theoreticians in Zaire’s (now Congo) unique...
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Mai Munene (who flourished in the mid-seventeenth century) founded the Lunda-related chiefdom, or state, of Mai Munene, located at the confluence of the Kasai and...
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Mabera Benoit (circa 1890-1922), the Vui (paramount chief) of the Nguii people living along the Kasai River north of Kikwit, cooperated with colonial authorities in...
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Lupungu (circa 1875-circa 1940s), the son of Ngongo Leteta claimed to be the legitimate successor to his father’s large domain, straddling the Lomami River southwest...
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Abdel Kadir Hilmy Pasha (1837-1908), was born in Homs, Syria when it was occupied by the Egyptian forces under the leadership of Mohamed Aly during...
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Mumpema (circa 1880-1945) served as chief of the Mampoko people from 1910-45, during the colonial epoch. Inhabitants of the lower Giri, the Mampoko formerly lived...
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Mumbendu (circa 1880-April 1915) served the Belgian colonial administration as chief of Bomana, an extensive, arbitrarily-created territory along the Giri River in the northeastern part...
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Misha miShyaang Matuum (who flourished in the early 17th century) ruled as king early in the history of the Kuba, an ethnic group living east...
