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Nicolas Grunitzky (April 5, 1913 – September 27, 1969) was the second President of the Republic of Togo and a prominent political figure in the...
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Mary Grant (6 August 1928 – 18 September 2016) was a pioneering Ghanaian physician and politician, widely recognized for her contributions to public health, women’s...
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny (October 18, 1905 – December 7, 1993) was the first President of the Ivory Coast, leading the nation from its independence in 1960...
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Kofi Atta Annan (April 8, 1938 – August 18, 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and international statesman who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the...
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Ikenge (circa 1850- December 20, 1883) was prominent in the early history of Mbandaka, present capital of the Equateur region in Zaire. Like many other...
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Ibaka (circa 1820-April 1889), rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest men engaged in the 19th century Zaire River trade. As chief of...
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Gandanda Gibanda (circa 1865-October 1931), a prominent Pende chief, was unjustly tortured and executed by colonial authorities following the famous Pende revolt of May and...
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Isa (18?-1891) was the chief of Kaliere, a province of the Solimana state in the extreme northeast of Sierra Leone. He occupied an uncomfortable position...
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Charles Heddle (1812-187?) was an outstanding businessman who pioneered the export trade in peanuts (groundnuts) from Sierra Leone, and became in time the most prosperous...
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Gombu Smart or Koko (18th-early 19th centuries) was an ex-slave who became a powerful chief, ruling at Rokon near the Rokel (Sierra Leone River in...
