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Johannes Gysbert Kotzé [Sir John Gilbert] (November 11, 1849-April 1, 1940), lawyer and judge, was intimately involved in the judicial and political affairs of the...
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George Eskem Ferguson (July 14, 1864 – April 7, 1897), a Fante surveyor who, in the later years of the 19th century, worked for the...
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Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill (September 22, 1919-October 21, 1974), a Supreme Court judge and a selfless public servant, was one of the most brilliant lawyers his country...
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Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (July 20, 1869-April 21, 1930) was the most famous of the British governors of the Gold Coast (term of office, 1919-27). His...
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Edmund Bannerman (1832-April 19, 1903) – known as the ‘Boss of Tarkwa’ – was a civil servant, journalist, and politician who made his mark on...
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Tona Gaga (1868-August 1908) was the last king of Walamo, a state in southwest Ethiopia, north of Lake Abaya. He ruled from 1890-94, subsequently being...
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Alfred Ilg (March 30. 1854-January 7, 1916), a Swiss craftsman, was the principal diplomatic adviser to Emperor Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913]. He was born in...
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Nur Hussein ibn Ibrahim al Malkai of Balé (now the province of Mendebo in southeast Ethiopia), a sheikh, a Muslim mystic and teacher of the...
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Alaga Heruy Berru (1865-1949) was the leading Ethiopian painter during the later period of the reign of Emperor Menilek [ruled 1889-1913]. The son of a...
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William Wellington Gqoba (1840-April 26, 1888), a Xhosa intellectual of the late 19th century, edited the leading Xhosa journal of the day. Isigidimi samaXhosa (“The...
