- 4 Min Read
Jan Willem Janssens (October 12, 1762-May 23, 1838) was governor and military commander of the Cape from 1802 to 1806, during the era in which...
- 3 Min Read
Mushid a Nambing (circa 1856-1907), son of Mwant Yav (Lunda ruler) Mbumb Muteb a Kat (ruled 1874-83) and of Nambing, assumed political prominence after the...
- 6 Min Read
Mungembe (circa 1870-1949) worked as an agent of the Belgian colonial power to bring government control and administrative order to the politically decentralised peoples living...
- 5 Min Read
Montshiwa (circa 1814-October 19, 1896) became the chief of the BaRolong Boo Ratshidi, a southern Tswana chiefdom, in 1849 and led his people through nearly...
- 3 Min Read
Sir John Charles Molteno (June 5, 1814- September 1, 1886), a pioneer wool farmer and the first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, was born...
- 2 Min Read
Donald Molteno (February 13, 1908-December 24, 1972) was born into a family with deep political traditions and roots in the liberal history of the Cape...
- 7 Min Read
Mukenge a Tunsele (circa 1830-1898), also known as Kalamba, dominated the Lulua people during the entire second half of the 19th century. His political importance...
- 8 Min Read
M’Siri (or Mushidi) Ngelengwa (circa 1830-Decem-ber 21, 1891), a Nyamwezi interloper from east of Lake Tanganyika, established a vast commercial and political empire in the...
- 4 Min Read
Mpanzu a Nzinga (circa 1460-1506), a contender for the throne of the Kongo kingdom in 1506, advocated a return to traditional religious values, thus reversing...
- 3 Min Read
Mpagni Bobuanabongwe (circa 1875-June 8, 1947), a member of the Boma ethnic group, living between the Zaire River and Lake Mai Ndombe, rose to prominence...
