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Revolutionaries, Statesmen & Traditional Rulers

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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....

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Kasongo Nyembo I, (circa 1860-1931) was the Mulopwe or chief of the Luba state during a period of great political, social, and economic upheaval. In...

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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...

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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