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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and...
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The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, located in West Africa. It is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coastline...
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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Senegal is a country in Western Africa. With the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Senegal borders Guinea-Bissau to the south, Guinea to 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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Armah (7th century AD), ruler of the Aksumite kingdom, was one of the wisest and most important rulers in the earlier history of Ethiopia. He...
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Francis William Reitz (October 5, 1844-March 27, 1934) is not as well known a figure as Paul Kruger or M.T. Steyn. Reitz, nevertheless, made a...
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Marthinus Theunis Steyn (October 2, 1857-November 28, 1916) was Chief Justice and last State President of the Orange Free State (O.F.S.). Born on the farm...
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Dusu Sori (circa 1840-circa March 15 or 16, 1940), was ruler of the Dembelia-Musaia chiefdom in north-eastern Sierra Leone from about 1881 to 1940, except...
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Alimamy Dura I (later 19th century-September 14, 1946) was paramount chief of Safroko Limba, a former chiefdom under the Biriwa Limba in northern Sierra Leone....
