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Al-Hajj Malik Sy (1855-1929) is the founder of the Zâwiya (school and convent) of Tiwawan (Tivaouane), in Senegal. Member of the Moslem Brotherhood tijâniyya (tidjane),...
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According to Ethiopian tradition, Makeda (10th century BC), the Queen of Sheba, had a son, Menilek I, by King Solomon of Jerusalem, thus establishing the...
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James Bannerman (1790-March 12, 1858), a prosperous Accra merchant prince and a capable administrator who as lieutenant-governor governed Britain’s Gold Coast settlements from 1850-51, was...
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Babatu (18?-?), also known as Mahama Dan Issa, played a major role in the latter part of the 19th century in creating Grunshi (Gurunsi), the...
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Kwabena Atwere (c. 1840-June 1920) achieved distinction as Oseawuohene (chief) of the state of Wankyi, located in what is now southern Ghana, about 8 mi...
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The Rev. Samuel Richard Brew Attoh-Ahuma (December 22, 1863-December 15, 1921) was a nationalist politician, journalist, and author, active at the height of the colonial...
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Kwadzo Dei I was the ruler of Peki, about 70 mi (12 km) northeast of Accra, one of the component states of Krepi, who reigned...
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Ras Walda Mikael Salomon (circa 1810-1906) was a 19th-century governor of Hamasen (later called Asmara) in northern Ethiopia who sought foreign support in order to...
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Kingwengwe Kifofo (circa 1875-August 1961) was a forceful Pende chief who tried to protect his subjects against political domination by the Europeans. At the same time,...
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Letsienyane, (1867-1913), the eldest son of Lerotholi, succeeded his father as paramount chief of the Basotho of what is now Lesotho, upon his death in...
