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Thomas Peters (circa 1738-June 25/26, 1792) was a courageous Afro-American slave who escaped from his master and eventually became the leader of the black emigrants...
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Nzinga Mpudi (circa 1510-November 4, 1561) ruled from 1545 to 1561, as Mani Kongo (ruler of the Kongo) during a period of confrontation between the...
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Moise Tshombe (November 19, 1919-June 29, 1969) served as president of the secessionist state of Katanga, and then as prime minister of the Republic of...
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Nyaiyongwa (circa 1885-1961) ruled the artificially-created Lobala-Likoka sector, between the Ubangi and Giri rivers northwest of present-day Makanza throughout its entire existence from 1940 to...
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William George Ballinger (1894-1974), a Scottish-born liberal, represented African voters in the South African Senate for 12 years and played a prominent role in liberal...
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Nsaku ne Vunda (a title in use in about the 14th century) was not only the title of a chief, but also the name of...
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Nkongolo, a Luba folk hero, (who may have lived in the earlier 16th century), was the legendary Mulopwe (chief) who supposedly laid the first foundations...
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Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger (1894- 1980), née Hodgson, was an outspoken advocate of African rights, represented Africans in the South African Parliament, and was a...
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Albert Thys (November 28, 1849-February 10, 1915), a Belgian military officer, directed the planning, financing, and construction of the first railroad in the Congo Free...
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The Abbé Tara Placide (circa 1930-January 7, 1971) was caught up in the 1963 uprising of Pierre Mulele in the Kwilu area of the Congo (now...
