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Paramount Chief Griffith (circa 1870-July 1939) was the second son of Paramount Chief Lerotholi of Basutholand. He reigned as paramount chief for 26 years, from...

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Sir George Grey (April 14, 1812-September 19, 1898) was the British governor of Cape Colony and British high commissioner for South Africa from 1854-61. The...

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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...

Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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