African History Encyclopaedia

King Sobhuza I (circa 1780s-1839), popularly known as Somhlolo (creator of miracles), was declared Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland after the death of his father...

Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970) was an Egyptian military officer, revolutionary, and statesman who served as the second President of...

Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (October 31, 1920 – February 18, 1957) was a Kenyan nationalist and freedom fighter who became one of the foremost leaders of...

Habib Bourguiba (August 3, 1903 – April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist, and statesman who led Tunisia to independence from French colonial rule...

Nehanda Nyakasikana (c. 1840 – April 27, 1898) was a Zimbabwean spirit medium, nationalist heroine, and resistance leader who played a pivotal role in the...

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...

Waiyaki wa Hinga (c.1850–1892) was a prominent Kikuyu leader and one of the earliest African rulers to resist British colonial penetration into present-day Kenya.  ...

Sobhuza II (July 22, 1899-August 21, 1982) reigned as king of the Swazi people from 1921-82, and was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the...

Ladapo Samuel Ademola II (c.1862–1962) was the Alake of Egbaland from 1920 to 1962 and one of Nigeria’s most distinguished traditional rulers during the colonial...

Iyonkum Marcel, or Nesfar, (circa 1924-February, 1964), the deputy mayor of Mangai on the Kasai River, single-handedly fought the rebel forces of Pierre Mulele who...