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Donald Molteno (February 13, 1908-December 24, 1972) was born into a family with deep political traditions and roots in the liberal history of the Cape...
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Abbé Adolphe Lankwan (1926-June 6,1965), a highly esteemed Catholic priest in the Kwilu area, became involved with partisans of the Mulele rebellion which swept the...
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Kajee Abdulla Ismail, (1896-1947) an able and energetic Moslem businessman and philanthropist known for his gradualist and accommodationist policy, dominated the Natal Indian Congress from...
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Almamy Suluku (circa 1820-1906), chief of Bumban, was a forceful and able leader who ruled over the Biriwa Limba in a large area of northern...
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Silas Modiri Molema (circa 1891-August 13, 1965) was a medical doctor and an activist in the African National Congress (ANC). He was one of those...
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Almamy Sori Sesay (late 19th century-1970) was a vigorous and enlightened paramount chief of Konike Barina chiefdom in the Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone. One...
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Sori Kessebeh (who flourished in the 19th century) was a powerful Loko warrior of Sierra Leone who left his country with several refugees after the...
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Mukenge a Tunsele (circa 1830-1898), also known as Kalamba, dominated the Lulua people during the entire second half of the 19th century. His political importance...
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M’Siri (or Mushidi) Ngelengwa (circa 1830-Decem-ber 21, 1891), a Nyamwezi interloper from east of Lake Tanganyika, established a vast commercial and political empire in the...
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Mpanzu a Nzinga (circa 1460-1506), a contender for the throne of the Kongo kingdom in 1506, advocated a return to traditional religious values, thus reversing...
