John Aggrey (also Aggery, or Egyir) 1808-1869, chief of Cape Coast from 1865-66, was the first traditional ruler to organize systematic protests against the British...
Muhammed Zangina was the Ya Na (paramount chief) of Dagomba in what is now, northeastern Ghana in about the early 18th century. During his reign...
Madam Yoko (circa 1849 – August 1906) was a fascinating and impressive woman who eventually became ruler of the Kpaa-Mende state. Famed for her beautiful...
JAMES TOPP NELSON YANKAH James Topp Nelson Yankah (1889-1964), a pioneer trade-unionist, was an outstanding educational leader between the 1930s and the 1960s. Despite strong...
Alhaji Ahmadu Wurie (August 27,1898-June 13, 1977) was one of Sierra Leone’s foremost educators in the 20th century. An active politician, he was appointed minister...
DR. ERNEST JENNER WRIGHT Dr. Ernest Jenner Wright (1892 – December 29,1955) was one of the most distinguished members of the British Colonial Medical Service,...
William Hughes (18?-1898) was the first African to be appointed as assistant district commissioner when the interior of Sierra Leone was declared a British Protectorate...
Togbi (Amega) Wenya, who lived during the 17th century, led the great Ewe migration from Notsie (Nouatja) in what is now Togo into what is...
HENDRICK VROOM Hendrick Vroom (May 20,1850-January 1902)was one of the outstanding civil servants and diplomats serving the Gold Coast government in its earlier years. After...
WILLIAM BEDFORD VAN LARE William Bedford Van Lare (September 7, 1904-September 3, 1969) was a prominent member of the Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) judiciary in...
