Political Leaders, Statemen & Traditional Rulers

Gedewon (15?-1624) was ruler of the Falasha (Ethiopians of Jewish faith) for almost 40 years, from 1586-1624. He was the kinsman of Gushan or Gwashan,...

Ali Gwangul (17?-1788), known as Ali the Great, was the founder of a Galla dynasty of Rases (high commanders) who controlled much of what was...

Garmame (1808/09-March 22, 1900) was an influential counsellor, a military leader, a governor during the reign of Menilek II. He was from the Moja clan...

Thomas Hutton-Mills (June 1865-March 14, 1931), the first president of the National Congress of British West Africa, was a noted politician, statesman, educationist, and lawyer,...

Roy Campbell (October 2, 1901-April 22, 1957) was a South African poet and writer. His vigorous verse was in marked contrast to the introverted literary...

Chris Hani (June 28, 1942-April 10, 1993), a commander of the African National Congress’s (ANC) guerrilla lighting force Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a member of...

Gaseitsiwe, (circa 1820-1889) was chief of the Ngwaketse, or Bangwaketse, of what is now Botswana, ruling from 1857 to 1889, and unifying his people after...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869-January 30, 1948) led the Indian people in their struggle for independence from British rule, largely with the application of...

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...

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...