WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was the most outstanding of the...
SIR PATRICK DUNCAN Sir Patrick Duncan (December 1870-July 17, 1943), lawyer and administrator, played a role in the formation of the Union of South Africa....
SALAKO AMBROSIUS BENKA-COKER Salako Ambrosius Benka-Coker (June 16, 1900-December 7, 1965) was the first Sierra Leonean to become Chief Justice, serving from 1960 to 1963....
Sara Bayo (circa late 19th-early 20th century) was chief of Katimbo in northern Sierra Leone at the time of invasions by the Sofa, warriors of...
Kwamina Ansa, (late 15th century), or Caramansa, was the leading stool-holder of Elmina, an Akan fishing hamlet that became the first European trading beach on...
Ali Alula (1818-1866) was Ras (High Commander) and ruler of most of central and northern Ethiopia from 1831-1853. He belonged to an originally Muslim Galla...
Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo (1863-1927) was Omanhene (paramount chief) of Akuapem. A state in what is now southern Ghana, some 30 mi (48 km) north...
Addo-Dankwa I (? – 1838) was the Akuapemhene (paramount chief of Akuapem, a state some 30 mi (48 km) north of Accra, ruling from 1816...
John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848 -July 1943) was a talented and versatile Krio (Creole) who, in the course of his long career, made his mark as...
SAHLA SELASSIE DARGE Ras Darge Sahla Selassie (1829 – March 22, 1900), a counsellor of Menilek II, was distinguished general and a provincial governor. He...
