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Abara Kassa (1905-December 21, 1936) was a commander of Ethiopian forces during the Italian invasion of 1935-36. He played a leading role in the abortive...
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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...
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Kwabena Atwere (c. 1840-June 1920) achieved distinction as Oseawuohene (chief) of the state of Wankyi, located in what is now southern Ghana, about 8 mi...
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The Rev. Samuel Richard Brew Attoh-Ahuma (December 22, 1863-December 15, 1921) was a nationalist politician, journalist, and author, active at the height of the colonial...
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Kwadzo Dei I was the ruler of Peki, about 70 mi (12 km) northeast of Accra, one of the component states of Krepi, who reigned...
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Walda Giyorgis Abboye (November 4, 1851-March 1, 1918) was an important general, a provinçial governor, and a politician during the reign (1889-1913) of Emperor Menilek...
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Kola Ngbandi, or Great Ngbandi, (who may have flourished in the 17th century), was a renowned folk hero who today is viewed as the incarnation...
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Amaria (early 1850s-19?) was a Builsa who held high rank in the Zabarima state, which stretched from Ouagadougou, now the capital of Burkina Faso, to...
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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,...
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Bombo Lahai (Bombolai) Konko Gbaku (who ruled from about 1884 to 1911) was the third paramount chief of Tonko Limba. Much of his reign was...
