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Kasongo Kiniama (circa 1850-circa 1890) was an African adventurer who participated in the slave trade to enrich himself and to advance his political ambitions. By...
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Dajazmach Gabra Selassé Barya Gabr (1872-October 14, 1930) was a warrior, governor, and counsellor of Emperor Menilek II. He came from an aristocratic family of...
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Yohannes IV (1831-March 10, 1889) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1872-89. During his reign he was obliged not only to consolidate his power within his...
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Dagadu III (18?-1925), also called Anku Dagadu, was chief of Kpandu, (an Ewe town on the left bank of the Volta River about 90 mi...
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Sir James Henley Coussey (March 10, 1895-June 6, 1958), the first African judge to be appointed straight from the Bar without becoming a colonial magistrate,...
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George Frank Cleland (1830-1887) was a Ga merchant, a justice of the peace, and an enlightened and popular divisional chief of James Town, Accra, who...
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Yohannes I (16?-July 19, 1682), the son of Fasilidas I [reigned 1632-67], was emperor of Ethiopia from 1667-82. During his reign he decreed a measure of...
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Dajazmach Sibagadis (1770-February 15, 1831) was an Ethiopian statesman who ruled over Tegré from 1818-31. He was the son of Shum Agawe Waldu, ruler of...
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Ras Seyum Mangasha (June 21, 1887-December 15, 1960), son of Ras Mangasha Yohannes and grandson of Emperor Yohannes IV, was one of the most influential...
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Mangestu Neway (1919-March 30, 1961) was the Imperial Guard commandant who, together with his younger brother, Garmame Neway, led the 1960 attempt to overthrow the...
