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Grégoire Kayibanda (May 1, 1924 – December 15, 1976) was a Rwandan politician, journalist and nationalist leader who led Rwanda to independence from Belgian colonial...
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Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013), born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, was a Nigerian novelist, poet, critic and professor widely regarded as the father...
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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (December 8, 1941 – April 22, 2025) was a Congolese philosopher, novelist, poet, literary critic and professor who became one of Africa’s most...
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Garmame Neway (1924 December 1960) was the intellectual who inspired and, together with his brother, Brigadier-General Mengestu Neway, led the 1960 coup against Haile Selassie‘s...
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu (October 7, 1931–December 26, 2021) was a South African Anglican cleric, theologian, human rights advocate, and anti-apartheid leader whose moral leadership and...
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Monseigneur Kajiga Balihuta (1922-1976), was an outstanding churchman, author, and philosopher. Born in Rugu, he later entered the Catholic secondary school at Mugeri-Katana, 30 km...
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Léopold Sédar Senghor (October 9, 1906 – December 20, 2001) was a Senegalese poet, philosopher, statesman, and cultural theorist who played a central role in...
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Hendrik Johannes Van der Bijl (November 23, 1887-December 2, 1948) was one of the chief architects of South Africa’s industrial development during the first half...
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Jan Tshatsu (circa 1771-February 28, 1868) was the headman of the amaNtinde, a small Xhosa group living near present-day King William’s Town. He became an...
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Arnold Theiler (March 26, 1867-July 24, 1936), the bacteriologist and veterinary research scientist, is remembered especially as the founder of Onderstepoort Veterinary Laboratory and for...
