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Mendegla of Joru (?-1890) was one of the most powerful Mende warriors of the later 19th century. Using his immense influence over other rulers, he...
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Joseph Claudius May (August 14, 1845-October 14, 1902), a talented Methodist preacher and educator, was the first principal of the Wesleyan Boys High School, Freetown,...
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Marlay Bokari (circa 1800-circa 1900) was ruler over the Mara clan of the Koranko in Sierra Leone in the second half of the 19th century...
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Abdullah Abdurahman (December 3, 1872 February 20, 1940), was the major political leader of South Africa’s Coloured people from 1905 until his death. He was...
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Samuel Benjamin (Abuke) Thomas (1833-1901) was a hard-working businessman who, by frugal living and shrewd investment, amassed a large fortune from which he left a...
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Bombo Lahai Yusufu (18?-circa 1940) was the paramount chief of Tonko Limba, in Kambia district, Northern Province in Sierra Leone. He was deposed by the...
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King Moshoeshoe, or Mosweshwe (born 1786, died March 1, 1870), was initially a minor chief of one of the Sotho-speaking people when he began his...
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Kofi Ghanaba (May 4, 1923 – December 22, 2008) was a pioneering Ghanaian musician, percussionist, broadcaster, journalist, and author. Born Warren Gamaliel Harding Akwei in...
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Sengbe Pieh (circa 1813-1879), also known as Joseph Cinque, was the courageous leader of a revolt by slaves on board the slave ship Amistad in...
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John C. Shorunkey-Sawyerr (January 3, 1863-May 29, 1929) was a successful Krio (Creole) businessman and lawyer, partner to his elder and more flamboyant brother Alfred...
