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Raphael Alaver (1898- May 18, 1964), head of the Church of the Holy Spirit (Mpeve) of Esieme, led an important post-independence uprising in the Kwilu...
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The Waterboers were a leading Griqua (Khoikhoi or “Hottentot”) family of the 19th century who flourished near the northern border of Cape Colony. The principal...
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William Henry Andrews (1870-1950), was the first general secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa and a lifelong Communist party activist. He was born...
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Manga Sewa (who flourished in the 19th century) was a powerful ruler in northern Sierra Leone, with many commercial links with northern peoples both in...
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Bafana (circa 1834-1887? was the wife (1865-83) of King Menilek of Shawa, who later became Emperor Menilek IIÂ [ruled 1889-1913]. Backed by Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned...
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Osei Kwame (circa 1764-1803) was Asantehene from 1777-98. While his reign would seem to have been efficient and enlightened, he was finally unable to overcome...
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John C. Kirkham (?-1875) was a British military adviser to Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned 1872-89]. Kirkham had fought in the Nicaraguan Civil War of 1855-57,...
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Bakaré (1801-circa 1871) was the first ruler of Léqa, a 19th-century Muslim kingdom in western Ethiopia, and founder of a dynasty. Bakaré was the son...
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Walda Giyorgis Abboye (November 4, 1851-March 1, 1918) was an important general, a provinçial governor, and a politician during the reign (1889-1913) of Emperor Menilek...
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Simon Kimbangu (circa 1890-October 12, 1951) was the leader of what is generally considered the most important independent Christian religious movement in central Africa. Although...
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