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Albert Nzula was born at Rouxville, a small town in the Orange Free State. His schooling began at Bensonvale in Herschel and continued at Lovedale,...
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Tshekedi Khama (September 17, 1905-June 10, 1959), a man bound by tribal tradition was nevertheless a great nationalist who worked tirelessly to advance the people...
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Cyril Bunting Rogers-Wright (1905-1971) was a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, and from the 1950s played a leading part in...
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Lukas Johannes Meyer (Meijer) “The Lion of Vryheid,” (November 19, 1846-August 8, 1902) was a general, president of the Volksraad, and prominent military and political...
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Benjamin Nxumalo (1874-1942) was King Sobhuza II’s uncle and counselor and one of the most educated Swazis of his time. Nxumalo was born in the Intombe...
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Reverend Jonas A. Ntsiko (c1860-1915) was a poet, a hymn composer and a catechist who became famous as a literary commentator in the pages of...
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Zachary Rogers (16?-1681), an Englishman in the service of the Gambia Adventurers Company, founded a family line that has been prominent in the Sierra Leone...
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William Raymond (1815-November 26, 1847) was the fearless American missionary who first brought western education and the Christian religion to the Sherbro people of Sierra...
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Alexander Anton Berchthold Merensky (June 8, 1837-May 22, 1918) was a missionary responsible for extensive station foundation in all of South Africa. Merensky came from...
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Alimamy Rassin (circa 1825-1890), chief of Mafonda, was that rarity among leaders, a resolute champion of peace. Remarkable in any age, his opposition to violence...
