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Mbidi Kiluwe (who flourished circa 1500), also known as Ilunga Mbili, a hero in Luba oral tradition, is thought to have introduced “bulopwe”, the unique...
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Sahla Selassé (1795-1847) was the regional ruler of Shawa from 1813-1847. In the course of the 1830s he assumed the title of Negus (king), and...
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Matemu a Kelenge (circa 1895- September, 1931), popularly known as Mundele Funji, led the famous 1931 Pende revolt against the colonial government. Matemu belonged to...
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Raday, or Radet, who lived in the 16th century, was a chief of the Falasha, a people practising a form of Judaism in the rugged...
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Fasilidas (?-0ctober 18, 1637) reigned as emperor of Ethiopia from 1632-67. He worked to return the state to the faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church,...
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Gabru Dasta (1855-January 1950) was one of the few foreign-educated Ethiopians living during the reign of Emperor Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913]. He served the emperor...
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Emmanuel Joseph Peter Brown (1875-May 1929) was a lawyer, journalist, and nationalist, and an author of talent. He would have merited recognition as an outstanding...
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Momo Kai Kai (circa 1812-circa 1900) was a warrior chief in southwest Sierra Leone, who by the end of the 19th century had become the...
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Ato Makonnen Habta Wald (1865-December 1960) was an influential member of the Ethiopian government between 1930 and 1960. Born in Bulga, Shawa, he was the...
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Mandrandele Tanzi (March 20, 1933- February 12, 1974) served in many phases of political life as a government administrator, as a leading theorist of the...
