African History Encyclopaedia

William Essuman-Gwira Sekyi (November 1, 1892-October 5, 1956), popularly known as Kobina Sekyi, was one of the outstanding Gold Coast nationalists of the second and...

Joseph Peter Brown (April 16, 1843 – September 23, 1932) was a Fante teacher, scholar, and politician who defended African interests during the colonial period...

Dingane (circa 1775-1840), also known as Dingaan, was the second Zulu king, and ruled from 1828-40. He was one of the assassins of Shaka, whom...

Christian Rudolph de Wet (October 7, 1854-February 3, 1922) was a Boer general during the South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. De Wet was born...

Johan Hendrik (Henry) de Villiers (June 15, 1842-September 2, 1914), first Baron de Villiers of Wynberg, South Africa, was the first colonial-born chief justice of...

Jacobus Herculas De la Rey (October 22, 1847- September 15, 1914) was an Afrikaner general who fought with distinction in the South African War of...

Ras Gugsa Wale (April 1877-March 31, 1930) was a provincial governor, a military leader, and one of the most enlightened persons among the Ethiopian nobility...

Dalindyebo (1865-1920) was a modernist nkosi (traditional ruler) of the Abathembu people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape Province from 1885 to 1920. An...

Queen Gudit, who flourished in the 10th century, and who was also known as Yodit, Judith, and Esato (“The Fire”), was a non-Christian rebel leader...

John Francis Cradock (August 12, 1762-July 6, 1839) was governor of the Cape Colony from 1811 to 1814. As governor he ordered the military against...