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Kofi Kakari (circa 1837-June 24, 1884) was Asantehene from 1867-74. During his reign, Asante forces reoccupied the coastal region of the Gold Coast. This resulted,...
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Kidana-Wald Kefle (circa 1862-July 6, 1944) was an Ethiopian scholar who devoted his life to learning. Born in Wagda, Shawa, and educated first at home,...
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Seretse Khama (July 1, 1921-July 13 1980) was a center of a political storm in 1950 when the British Government exiled him from the Bechuanaland...
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Kayamba (who flourished in the mid-19th century), was a powerful Mende warrior and the founder of Moyamba, 96 km (60 mi) east-southeast of Freetown which...
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Leul-Ras Kassa Haylu (August 7, 1881 – November 16, 1956) was a 20th Century governor, military commander, imperial councillor, and author. His father, Dajazmach Haylu...
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John Kabes [c.1670-1734] of Komenda [Eguafo], a trading port 15 mi [24km] west of Cape Coast, was ruler of Kabeskrom (literally “Kabes Town” a township...
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Thomas Freeman Edward Jones (1851-July 18, 1924) was a prosperous Cape Coast merchant, an early nationalist, and a founding member of the Aborigines’ Right...
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Obadiah Alexander Johnson (1849-1920) was a Sierra Leonean who spent the latter part of his medical career in Lagos where he eventually became one of...
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James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18, 1875-July 30, 1927) was a pioneer of higher education for Africans who was an inspiration for his contemporaries, and...
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Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa (circa 1600-1666) was, according to the most accessible and widely-known version of Gonja (Ngbanya) oral traditions, the conquering founder of the Gonja...
