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Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (November 27, 1798-July 23, 1853), voortrekker leader and hero of the battle of Blood River, was the eldest of the five...
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Andries Hendrik Potgieter (December 19, 1792-December 16, 1852), a prominent Voortrekker leader, was the second son of Hermanus Potgieter and Petronella Margaretha Krugel. Like most...
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Tohugu (Tohogo), who flourished in the second half of the 15th century, became the first Nayiri (paramount chief) of Mamprusi (Mamprugu) in what is now...
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Ras Ababa Aragay (August 18. 1903-December 15, 1960) emerged as a hero of resistance to foreign rule during the five-year Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936-41)....
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Edward Barter (16?-1704) of Cape Coast was perhaps the most important and influential of the indigenous African merchants who emerged on the Gold Coast in...
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Bankole Awoonor-Renner (circa 1907-May 27, 1970) was a prominent Gold Coast journalist, nationalist, and politician. He had studied in both the United States and the...
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Negus Takla Haymanot (1847-January 10, 1901) was the ruler of Gojam from 1870 to 1901. He was the son of Dajazmach Tassama Goshu, and his...
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Saint Takla Haymanot (circa 1215-circa 1313), a semi-legendary figure, established the first monastery in Shawa, thus opening a new period of evangelisation in Ethiopia. He...
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Emperor Susneyos (circa 1571-September 16, 1632) reigned from 1607-32. He was a strong ruler who imposed his authority on a divided realm. But after he...
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John Tengo Jabavu (January 11, 1859-Sep-tember 10, 1921), an Xhosa educationist, was the long time editor of Imvo Zabantsundu, the leading African newspaper cf his...
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