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Ibaka (circa 1820-April 1889), rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest men engaged in the 19th century Zaire River trade. As chief of...
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Dom Henrique (circa 1495-circa 1526), the son of Mvemba Nzinga, the Mani Kongo, was the first bishop of the Kongo kingdom and probably the first...
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Gandanda Gibanda (circa 1865-October 1931), a prominent Pende chief, was unjustly tortured and executed by colonial authorities following the famous Pende revolt of May and...
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Eseko (187-1901) distinguished himself in a war of resistance he and other Budja chiefs waged against the militia of the Société Anversoise de Commerce au...
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Armah (7th century AD), ruler of the Aksumite kingdom, was one of the wisest and most important rulers in the earlier history of Ethiopia. He...
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Francis William Reitz (October 5, 1844-March 27, 1934) is not as well known a figure as Paul Kruger or M.T. Steyn. Reitz, nevertheless, made a...
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Marthinus Theunis Steyn (October 2, 1857-November 28, 1916) was Chief Justice and last State President of the Orange Free State (O.F.S.). Born on the farm...
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Pieter Retief (November 12, 1780-February 6, 1838), Voortrekker leader who negotiated with and was betrayed by Zulu King Dingane, was the second son of Jacobus...
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Rarabe (circa 1722-1787), son of Xhosa Chief Phalo, was the first Paramount Chief of the Rarabe or Ngqika (Gaika) branch of the Xhosa (1775-87). The...
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Isa (18?-1891) was the chief of Kaliere, a province of the Solimana state in the extreme northeast of Sierra Leone. He occupied an uncomfortable position...
