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Nabiembali (circa 1815-1860), expanded and ruled the Mangbetu state when its power was at its zenith. Located on the Bomolandi River, a tributary of the...
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Clement Kadalie (circa 1896-November 28, 1951) was the founder and leader of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, popularly known as the ICU....
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Petrus Jacobus Joubert (January 20, 1831-March 27, 1900) was one of the most important military and political leaders in the independent South African Republic (Transvaal)....
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Phuthi Chief from Basutoland, Moorosi (circa 1790s-1879) was the first chief to rebel against Cape rule when the Cape Colony annexed Basutoland in 1869. The...
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Archibald Campbell Jordan (October 30, 1906-October 20, 1968) was a brilliant poet, novelist and translator who wrote in Xhosa and English. His literary works deftly...
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Chief Lebua Jonathan (October 30, 1914-April 5, 1987), prime minister of Lesotho for the first 20 years after independence was gained in 1966, was a...
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Jan Willem Janssens (October 12, 1762-May 23, 1838) was governor and military commander of the Cape from 1802 to 1806, during the era in which...
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Sir Samuel Lewis (November 13, 1843-July 9, 1903), barrister and member of the Sierra Leone Legislative Council for more than 29 years, was the leading...
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Daniel Flickinger Wilberforce (1856-1927), paramount chief of Imperi, was the first Christian pastor to become a chief. He was educated mainly in the United States...
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David Lansana (March 27, 1922-July 19, 1975) was the first Sierra Leonean to be commissioned into the Royal (now Republic of) Sierra Leone Military Forces,...
