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Oginga Odinga (1911 – January 20, 1994), a prominent Kenyan politician and a key figure in the country’s struggle for independence. He later served as...
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Jean-Félix Tchicaya (1903–1961) was a Congolese politician and the first from Congo-Brazzaville elected to the French National Assembly in 1945. Founder of the first political...
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, freedom fighter, unifier, political strategist, Black nationalist, lawyer, and...
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Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1895 – August 22, 1978) led Kenya to independence in 1963 and became the country’s first Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964...
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Kenneth David Kaunda (April 28, 1924 – June 17, 2021) was a Zambian statesman and nationalist leader who served as the country’s first president from...
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Kofi Atta Annan (April 8, 1938 – August 18, 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and international statesman who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the...
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Kalala Kafumbe (18?-1895), a leader of the Mulenge people of eastern Kasai, united the decentralised Mulenge clans into a single political organisation. Like many other...
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Chibind Yirung (folk hero, who may have flourished circa the 17th century), the reputed founder of the Lunda (Aruund) state, is described by tradition as...
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Bolangwa (circa 1860-1910), or Bolangbwa, was the first chief invested by the colonial authorities to rule the Bobangi chiefdom located east of the Congo River,...
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Kabey a Mwanb (circa 1850-circa 1895) was chief of the Kaninchin, a small Lunda-related people living about 185 km (115 mi) south of Mbuji Mayi....
