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Wale Betul of Yaju (18?-June 14, 1918) was one of the important Ethiopian provincial governors and politicians during the reign of Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913], and...
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Ras Walda Selasse (1736-1816) was an Ethiopian statesman who ruled over Tegé from 1780 to 1816. He grew up at the court of Ras Mikael...
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Major-General Orde Charles Wingate (February 26, 1903-March 24, 1944) was a British officer who played a notable role in the Ethiopian liberation campaign of 1940-41,...
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The Rev. David Asante (December 23, 1834-October 13, 1892), a missionary with the famous Basel (Lutheran) Mission, helped to make Twi the powerful literary language...
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Matemu a Kelenge (circa 1895- September, 1931), popularly known as Mundele Funji, led the famous 1931 Pende revolt against the colonial government. Matemu belonged to...
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Feqra Maryam Nadaw (?-October 26, 1936) became famous for his participation in the celebrated attack on Addis Ababa in 1936 by the patriots of Shawa...
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Dom Manuel (circa 1430-1510), the Mani Soyo (ruler of Soyo), was one of the first officials in the kingdom of Kongo who sought to understand...
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He was born in 1827, and was one of the eldest sons of Fredua Agyeman (as he was then known) by his marriage to a...
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Momo Kai Kai (circa 1812-circa 1900) was a warrior chief in southwest Sierra Leone, who by the end of the 19th century had become the...
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Gabra Selassé Walda Aragay (1844/45-November 4, 1912), who held the post of Tsahafe Teezaz (Chief Imperial Secretary), was a chronicler, an influential courtier, and a...
