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Moroka II (b. circa 1795, in Makefing, South Africa. August 4, 1880, at Thaba Nchu in what is now Botswana) was chief of the BaRolong,...
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Mutand Yembiyemb (16?-circa 1710) was an important agent in the 17th century expansion of the Lunda empire, the capital of which was at Musumba, 240...
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Muyangala (circa 1875-February 3, 1950) was chief of the Pende Akwa Ndala people, living along the upper Bwelo Milondo River, 100 km (60 mi) south...
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Mvemba Nzinga (circa 1461-1543), also known as Afonso I, ruled as Mani Kongo (king) of Kongo from 1506-43. He came to power soon after the...
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Mwanandungu (who flourished in the mid-19th century) is recalled in oral tradition as one of the leaders of the Lobala people when they migrated to...
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Mwatha Kombana (who flourished circa the 17th century) founded a Lunda-related chiefdom in the region between the Lutshiko and Loange rivers, about 160 km (100...
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Mwene Putu Kasongo (who flourished in about the mid-17th century), a Lunda from western Shaba, subjected the Yaka people living along the Kwango River, southwest...
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Nabiembali (circa 1815-1860), expanded and ruled the Mangbetu state when its power was at its zenith. Located on the Bomolandi River, a tributary of the...
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Phuthi Chief from Basutoland, Moorosi (circa 1790s-1879) was the first chief to rebel against Cape rule when the Cape Colony annexed Basutoland in 1869. The...
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Chief Lebua Jonathan (October 30, 1914-April 5, 1987), prime minister of Lesotho for the first 20 years after independence was gained in 1966, was a...
