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Zare’a Ya’eqob (who is believed to have lived in the 17th century) was the author of a book of philosophy known as Hatata Zara Yaqob...
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Erasmus Awuku Asamoa (April 19, 1910-1965), an educationist and a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, advocated the use of African languages in the...
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Ras Seyum Mangasha (June 21, 1887-December 15, 1960), son of Ras Mangasha Yohannes and grandson of Emperor Yohannes IV, was one of the most influential...
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Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (1903-February 27, 1976), the first Asante lawyer, was also a politician and diplomat, and became Ghana’s first High Commissioner to the...
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Yeshaq (?-December 21, 1580) was a loyal servant of Emperors Lebna Dengel [reigned 1508-40] and Galawdéwos [reigned 1540-59], but became a dangerous enemy of his...
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Yekuno Amlak (12?-1285) ruled as emperor of Ethiopia from 1270-85. He was the founder or “restorer” of the Solomonic dynasty (whose members claimed descent from...
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Cheikh Anta Diop was born in Diourbel, Senegal on December 23, 1933 to a Muslim Wolof family. Part of the peasant class, his family belonged...
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Warqnah Ishete (October 22, 1865-19?), a statesman, author, and Ethiopia’s first modern-trained physician, was a progressive influence in education, health, and economic development in the...
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Abuna Marqos (who lived in the 17th century), an Egyptian monk originally known as Father Ariminios, was Metropolitan, or Abuna, of Ethiopia from 1634 until...
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Wayzaro Warqit (who lived in the 19th century), or Wargitu, was a Muslim ruler of the Wallo Galla in the mid-19th century, who succeeded her...
