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Mansa Kama, who lived from about the mid-16th to the 17th century, was a great warrior and one of the earliest Koranko migrants from the...
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John Mannah-Kpaka (circa 1865-1945), a member of the powerful Gallinas family of Rogers or Крака, was a wealthy trader who later became paramount chief of...
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Nkoy (Stephane) Kashama (circa 1936-August 1968), chief advisor on cultural affairs to President Mobutu, devoted his efforts to gaining popular support for the Republic of...
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu (circa 1913-March 24, 1969), was the first president of the Republic of Zaire, now known as Congo. Kasa-Vubu is remembered for his advocacy...
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Hintsa (circa 1790-1835) was ruler of the Galeka, the eastern and senior branch of the Xhosa, from about 1820 until 1835. He was the tenth...
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Kabba Sei (circa 1840-1908) was a Mende war chief of Mando, in Upper Moa, in eastern Sierra Leone, during the late 19th century, who became...
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John Tengo Jabavu (January 11, 1859-Sep-tember 10, 1921), an Xhosa educationist, was the long time editor of Imvo Zabantsundu, the leading African newspaper cf his...
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John Mankah (18?-circa 1900) was a Temne who was associated with the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.) in Port Loko in western Sierra Leone from 1878...
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Samuel Josiah Sigismund Barlatt (1867-September 7 or 8, 1940) was Mayor of Freetown from 1918-20, during which time he played a moderating role during various...
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Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (August 23, 1883-December 12, 1958), whose political career spanned four decades, from the 1920s to the 1950s, was one of the most...
