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Mana Siaka (?-1872), warrior and slave-trader, was ruler of Vai, or Gallinas, a powerful state situated on the coast between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Much...
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Makavoray of Tikonko (circa 1830-1897) was a powerful warrior-king who played a vital peacekeeping role among warring chiefs in southern Sierra Leone in the second...
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Yekuno Amlak (12?-1285) ruled as emperor of Ethiopia from 1270-85. He was the founder or “restorer” of the Solomonic dynasty (whose members claimed descent from...
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Togbi (Amega) Wenya, who lived during the 17th century, led the great Ewe migration from Notsie (Nouatja) in what is now Togo into what is...
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Hendrick Vroom (May 20, 1850-January 1902) was one of the outstanding civil servants and diplomats serving the Gold Coast government in its earlier years. After...
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John van der Puije (March 18, 1848-September 12, 1925) was an Accra merchant, divisional chief, member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council from 1894-1904. He...
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Aba Jefar II (1861-1932) was the fifth and most important King of Jimma, a Muslim state in south-western Ethiopia, which he ruled from 1878 to...
Ghana has several festivals celebrated by the various ethnic groups for various reasons and at different times of the year. Hogbetsotso is one of such...
