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Pietro Antonelli (April 29, 1853-January 11, 1901), Italian traveller, diplomat, and politician, played an important role in early Ethiopian-Italian relations, particularly as the negotiator of...
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Letsie I (1811-1893), whose name at birth was Mohato, was the son of Moshoeshoe, king of the Basotho nation, by his principal wife, Mabela. He...
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Lentswe (circa 1857-1924) succeeded his father Kgamyane as chief of the Kgatla of what is now Botswana in 1875. He fought successfully against the Kwena...
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Amaria (early 1850s-19?) was a Builsa who held high rank in the Zabarima state, which stretched from Ouagadougou, now the capital of Burkina Faso, to...
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Makaba II (circa 1760-1824), was a noted warrior-king who consolidated and expanded the power of the Bangwaketse in the southern part of what is now...
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Edward Tolityi Magaya (?-August 25, 1924) was a prominent member of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. He played an important role in the development...
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Anton Muziwakhe Lembede, (1914-1947), was a founder and first president of the Congress Youth League (C.Y.L.), and was a major figure in the evolution of...
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George Macartney (May 14, 1737-May 5, 1806) was the first British governor of the Cape Colony. He served from 1797 to 1798, shortly after the...
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Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven (August 12, 1873-July 15, 1932) was a writer, journalist, and politician, but above all fighter for the rights of the Afrikaans language....
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The Rev. Adolphe Mabille (June 12, 1836-May 20, 1894) was a noted Swiss missionary who worked for the Paris Evangelical Mission Society in Basutoland now...
