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Gungunyane (also known as Ngunguwya, Gunguwhawa & Ngunguwyana) (circa 1850-1906), the last Shangana ruler of Gaza in South-West Africa, was caught between rival British and...
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Paramount Chief Griffith (circa 1870-July 1939) was the second son of Paramount Chief Lerotholi of Basutholand. He reigned as paramount chief for 26 years, from...
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Johannes Henricus Brand (December 6, 1823-July 14, 1888) was third president of the Orange Free State, and his name became synonymous with that government for...
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Magema ka Magwaza Fuze (1845-1922) wrote the first book to appear in print by any Zulu author, titled Abantu abanyama lapha bavela nakhona (“Black People:...
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Louis Botha (September 27, 1862-August 27, 1919) was a South African statesman and soldier. He was the first prime minister of the Union of South...
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Sir George Grey (April 14, 1812-September 19, 1898) was the British governor of Cape Colony and British high commissioner for South Africa from 1854-61. The...
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Johannes Gysbert Kotzé [Sir John Gilbert] (November 11, 1849-April 1, 1940), lawyer and judge, was intimately involved in the judicial and political affairs of the...
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George Eskem Ferguson (July 14, 1864 – April 7, 1897), a Fante surveyor who, in the later years of the 19th century, worked for the...
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Johann Gottlieb Christaller (November 19, 1827-December 16, 1895) was a German missionary and philologist with the Basel Mission who made Twi the most important African...
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Kimpa Vita (circa 1685-July 2, 1706), whose baptised name was Dona Beatriz, founded a religious sect known as the Antonians. The goal of this movement...
