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  • Alassane Dramane Ouattara (French pronunciation: [alasan wataʁa], Arabic pronunciation: [الحسّآن وطرة]; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician and president of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian...0March 31, 2011

    Alassane Ouattara

    Alassane Dramane Ouattara (French pronunciation: [alasan wataʁa], Arabic pronunciation: [الحسّآن وطرة]; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician and president of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian…

  • From the publisher: We do not profile a sitting President. However, we make an exception. We have during the past year, never found a criticsm of President Jakaya Kikwete. Reading...0August 2, 2010

    Jakaya Kikwete

    From the publisher: We do not profile a sitting President. However, we make an exception. We have during the past year, never found a criticsm of President Jakaya Kikwete. Reading…

  • Abdou Diouf (Wolof: Abdu Juuf) (born September 7, 1935) was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession, and leaving...0May 21, 2010

    Abdou Diouf

    Abdou Diouf (Wolof: Abdu Juuf) (born September 7, 1935) was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession, and leaving…

  • Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa (14 April 1925 – 8 April 2010) served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979. A...0April 10, 2010

    Bishop Abel Muzorewa

    Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa (14 April 1925 – 8 April 2010) served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979. A…

  • Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972), was an influential 20th century advocate of Pan-Africanism, and the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966....0March 26, 2010

    Kwame Nkrumah

    Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972), was an influential 20th century advocate of Pan-Africanism, and the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966….

  • Modibo Keita (or Kéïta); (Bamako, 4 June 1915 – Kidal, 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960 – 1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation....0March 7, 2010

    Modibo Keïta

    Modibo Keita (or Kéïta); (Bamako, 4 June 1915 – Kidal, 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960 – 1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation….

  • Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; sometimes referred to as Shaka Zulu; c. 1787 – c. 22 September, 1828) was the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom. He...0February 23, 2010

    Shaka

    Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; sometimes referred to as Shaka Zulu; c. 1787 – c. 22 September, 1828) was the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom. He…

  • Lumumba Stanislaus-Kaw Di-Aping is a Sudanese diplomat, who is the chief negotiator for the G77 group of developing nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, in Copenhagen. The...0December 26, 2009

    Lumumba Di-Aping

    Lumumba Stanislaus-Kaw Di-Aping is a Sudanese diplomat, who is the chief negotiator for the G77 group of developing nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, in Copenhagen. The…

  • Cheikh Anta Diop (29 December, 1923–7 February, 1986) was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist and politician who studied the human race’s origins and pre-colonial African culture. He has been considered...0September 23, 2009

    Cheikh Anta Diop

    Cheikh Anta Diop (29 December, 1923–7 February, 1986) was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist and politician who studied the human race’s origins and pre-colonial African culture. He has been considered…

  • Osei Kofi Tutu I was one of the co-founders of the Empire of Ashanti, along with Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest. The Ashanti were a powerful, warlike, and highly disciplined...0September 5, 2009

    Osei Kofi Tutu I

    Osei Kofi Tutu I was one of the co-founders of the Empire of Ashanti, along with Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest. The Ashanti were a powerful, warlike, and highly disciplined…

  • The Ashanti Empire or Asante Empire, also known as the Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman (independent from 1701-1896), was a pre-colonial West African state of what is now the Ashanti Region...0September 5, 2009

    Ashanti Empire

    The Ashanti Empire or Asante Empire, also known as the Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman (independent from 1701-1896), was a pre-colonial West African state of what is now the Ashanti Region…

  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the current President of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d’état,...0August 13, 2009

    Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the current President of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d’état,…

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