Revolutionaries, Statesmen & Traditional Rulers

Sara Bayo (circa late 19th-early 20th century) was chief of Katimbo in northern Sierra Leone at the time of invasions by the Sofa, warriors of...

Barney Barnato (July 5, 1852-June 14 1897), British-born, became a South African pioneer mining magnate and politician. He was born in the East End of...

Charles Edward Woolhouse Bannerman (October 12, 1884-November 10, 1943) was the first African to become a judge of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast. ...

Sir Abe Bailey (November 6, 1864-August 10, 1940) was a South African financier and politician. He was born in Cape Town, son of a wool...

Pietro Badoglio (September 28, 1871 – November 1, 1956), an Italian general and statesmen was the first viceroy of Ethiopia during the Italian occupation (1936...

Nana Attafua (18? – September 1927) contributed to the economic and social progress of Akyem Kotoku state, located about 45 mi (72 km) north-north-northwest of...

Na Atabia (16? -1741) was the 17th Nayiri (paramount chief) of Mamprusi, in what is now northeastern Ghana, who reigned for more than half a century...

Yaa Asantewaa (1840-1921), the queen mother of Edweso (Ejisu) state, one of the component states of the Asante Union, located 10 mi (16km) east of...

Ali Alula (1818-1866) was Ras (High Commander) and ruler of most of central and northern Ethiopia from 1831-1853. He belonged to an originally Muslim Galla...

Nana Agyeman (circa 1790-1867) was ruler of the state of Akyem Kotoku, then located about 60 mi (96 km) northeast of Accra, for more than...