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Sarili (circa 1815-1892), son of Hintsa, was the 11th king of the Xhosa, in direct line of succession to Tshawe, and the last independent ruler...
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Sandile (1820-May 29, 1878), a Xhosa prince of the House of Gaika or Ngqika, was the last Paramount Chief of a united Rarabe people (1840-78)....
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Ras Mikael Ali Abba Bula of Ethiopia (circa 1850-September 8, 1918), or Mohammed Ali, was one of the key provincial governors appointed by Emperor Menilek...
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Ras Mikael Sehul (1688-1775) was the de facto ruler of Ethiopia for 40 years, from 1730s to the 1770s. These years witnessed the inception of...
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Mentewab (circa 1706- June 27, 1773), empress, was the de facto ruler of Ethiopia during the reign of her son Emperor Iyasu II [reigned 1730-1755],...
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Menilek II (August 17, 1845- December 12/13, 1913), Negusa-Nagast (King of Kings), was one of the three great sovereigns who rebuilt the Ethiopian empire in...
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Robert Hutchison (June 23, 1828- June 13, 1863) was a wealthy merchant, the first mayor of Cape Coast, and an African unofficial member of the...
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Ntim Gyakari (about 1670 to November 1701) was Denkyerahene (ruler of Denkyera) from about 1692 to 1701. Having provoked a war with the Asante states,...
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Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford (September 28, 1866- August 11, 1930), writer, journalist, politician, and lawyer, helped to lay the foundations of a united Gold Coast,...
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Neguse Walda Mikael (circa 1830-January 1861) was one of the most important rebels against Emperor Tewodros [reigned 1855-68] during the earlier part of his reign....
