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Victoria Falls

VICTORIA FALLS
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ZAMBIA/ZIMBABWE – Victoria Falls was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer David Livingstone in 1855. Its original name, however, was Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning “the smoke...

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Zimbabwe
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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Zimbabwe is the name which was assumed at independence on April 18, 1980, as a former British Colony of southern Africa. The name...

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This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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