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Revolutionaries, Statesmen & Traditional Rulers

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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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Ras Walda Mikael Salomon (circa 1810-1906) was a 19th-century governor of Hamasen (later called Asmara) in northern Ethiopia who sought foreign support in order to...

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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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Kingwengwe Kifofo (circa 1875-August 1961) was a forceful Pende chief who tried to protect his subjects against political domination by the Europeans. At the same time,...

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Letsienyane, (1867-1913), the eldest son of Lerotholi, succeeded his father as paramount chief of the Basotho of what is now Lesotho, upon his death in...

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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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Letsie Lerotholi (1836- 1905) was the first son of Paramount Chief Letsie I of the Basotho of what is now Lesotho. His mother, Mantai, was the...

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Letsie I (1811-1893), whose name at birth was Mohato, was the son of Moshoeshoe, king of the Basotho nation, by his principal wife, Mabela. He...

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Lentswe (circa 1857-1924) succeeded his father Kgamyane as chief of the Kgatla of what is now Botswana in 1875. He fought successfully against the Kwena...

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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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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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