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Jan (Frederik) Hendrik Homeyr (March 20, 1894-December 3, 1948), classicist and politician, was the son of Andries Brink Hofmeyr and Deborah Catherina, née Beyers. His...
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Hintsa (circa 1790-1835) was ruler of the Galeka, the eastern and senior branch of the Xhosa, from about 1820 until 1835. He was the tenth...
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Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (August 23, 1883-December 12, 1958), whose political career spanned four decades, from the 1920s to the 1950s, was one of the most...
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Leander Starr Jameson, (February 9, 1853-November 26, 1917), was a physician, politician, and administrator. He is remembered above all as the leader of the failed...
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John Amadu Bangura (March 8, 1930-June 29, 1971) was a career officer in the Sierra Leone armed forces. He briefly headed an interim government in...
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Ernest George Jansen (August 7. 1881-Novem-ber 11, 1959) was a founder of social Afrikaaner cultural movements and played a leading role in South Africa’s National...
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‘King’ John Macaulay (circa 1800-December 5,1867) was a wealthy Freetown trader in the mid-19th century and powerful unofficial leader of the Aku re-captives (Yoruba from...
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Moriba Kindo Bangura (17?-1825) was the forceful Temne leader who overthrew the Soso hegemony over Port Loko (an important trading center), which lasted from 1700...
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James Barry Munnik Hertzog (April 3, 1866-November 21, 1942), a lawyer and Boer general, was prime minister of South Africa from 1924-39. A new phase...
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Nicolaas Christiaan Havenga (May 1. 1882-March 13, 1957) was a politician and cabinet minister. He was a lifelong associate and friend of General J.B.M. Hertzog....
