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Revolutionaries, Statesmen & Traditional Rulers

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John Sarbah (c. 1834-1892), father of John Mensah Sarbah, the nationalist lawyer, was one of the most prosperous African merchants on the Gold Coast in...

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Faulkner Thomas J.R. (1870-1942) was born in the state of North Carolina, U.S.A., and migrated to Liberia as a young man. He was educated in...

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Osei Kwame (circa 1764-1803) was Asantehene from 1777-98. While his reign would seem to have been efficient and enlightened, he was finally unable to overcome...

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Okai Koi (circa 1610-June 20, 1660), the sixth king of Accra (ruled 1643-1660) was a prominent figure in coastal trade and politics in the 17th...

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Osei Bonsu (1779-1824) was the seventh Asantehene, and the greatest of the 19th-century Asante warrior kings. He was born in 1779, and in 1800 succeeded...

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Nana Ofori Kuma II (June 13, 1879 -June 17, 1954), or Bernard Ofosu Apea Koranteng, was the first barrister to become an Omanhane (paramount chief)...

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Gabriel Lafayette Dennis (1896-1954) son of Edward and Johnette Dennis was born in Monrovia and educated at the College of West Africa. Later he went...

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Nathaniel Henry Benedict Cassell (1872-1939), son of Thomas and Rachel Cassell, was educated at Cuttington College and Divinity School, and Liberia College, and was ordained...

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Joseph Jenkins Roberts, (1809-1876) businessman, soldier, educator, and statesman, was born on March 15, 1809, in Norfolk, Virginia, and migrated to Liberia in 1892. As...

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Magnus John Sampson (May 17, 1900-July 27, 1958), an author of some standing, wrote Gold Coast Men of Affairs and other works. He was the...

Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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