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Samuel Makama Martin Masabalala (December 6, 1877-circa 1940) was a South African trade unionist and African nationalist. He figured prominently in the formation of the...
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Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz (March 1797-September 23, 1838), also known as Gert Maritz, was one of the courageous organisers and leaders of the Great Trek, the...
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Maqoma (1796 – September 9, 1873), who figured prominently in the frontier history of Cape Colony, is reputed to have been the most intelligent of...
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Thomas Mtobi Mapikela (circa 1879-1945), a builder and contractor, was a founding member of the African National Congress (ANC), originally known at the time of...
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Manthatisi (circa 1781-circa 1836), or Ma-Nthatisi, also known as Mmanthatisi, was the regent chieftainess of the Batlokwa, a Sotho clan. A warrior queen, she ruled...
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Malandela, (circa 1600-circa 1650), is renowned as the progenitor of the house of Shaka, the famous ruler of the Zulu nation. Malandela was the leader...
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Bathoen I (1845-1910), also called Batweng, was chief of the Ngwaketse, one of the Tswana branch of the Sotho people of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland). He...
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Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (circa 1876-June 19, 1932) was a distinguished South African writer and nationalist. He served as the first secretary general of the African...
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Robert Moffatt (Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, December 21, 1795-Leigh, Kent, England, August 8, 1883) was a missionary and a linguist, who worked in Botswana for...
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Alfred Milner [subsequently First Viscount] (March 23, 1854-May 13, 1925), was one of the leading British colonial statesmen and administrators and architect of a unified...
