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Grimes Louis Arthur (1883-1948), diplomat and jurist, as Associate Delegate and later Principal Delegate of Liberia to the League of Nations from 1931 to 1933...
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Chitapankwa (d.1883) was one of the greatest Chitimukulus (paramount chiefs) of the Bemba people in north-east Zambia. The first Chitimukulus is a legendary figure, who...
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Joseph Peter Brown (April 16, 1843 – September 23, 1932) was a Fante teacher, scholar, and politician who defended African interests during the colonial period...
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Eugene Himie Shannon (December 6, 1893 -May 28, 1959) an Associate Justice and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, was born in...
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George Edward Moore (1879-1950) won a reputation in the Gold Coast and in Britain as an outstanding nationalist politician, traditionalist, and pan-Africanist. He was born...
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John C. Kirkham (?-1875) was a British military adviser to Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned 1872-89]. Kirkham had fought in the Nicaraguan Civil War of 1855-57,...
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Balay Zalaqa (1895/96-January 11, 1948) was a brigand chief in Gojam province, and later a Patriot leader who fought against the Italians during their occupation...
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Bakaré (1801-circa 1871) was the first ruler of Léqa, a 19th-century Muslim kingdom in western Ethiopia, and founder of a dynasty. Bakaré was the son...
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Diouf Galandou (1875-1941) was a Senegalese politician born in Saint-Louis on September 14, 1875. He belonged to one of those ancient families of Saint-Louis slave...
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Dingane (circa 1775-1840), also known as Dingaan, was the second Zulu king, and ruled from 1828-40. He was one of the assassins of Shaka, whom...
