African Heroes Content Manager
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Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
1856 – 1920 • Somalia
Anti-Colonialism
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
1936 – 2018 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Albertina Sisulu
1918 – 2011 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Josina Machel
1945 – 1971 • Mozambique
Anti-Colonialism
Bibi Titi Mohammed
1926 – 2000 • Tanzania
Politics
Gisèle Rabesahala
1929 – 2011 • Madagascar
Politics
Margaret Ekpo
1914 – 2006 • Nigeria
Activism
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
1900 – 1978 • Nigeria
Activism
Aoua Kéita
1912 – 1980 • Mali
Activism
Nana Asma'u
1793 – 1864 • Sokoto Caliphate (Nigeria)
Arts & Culture
Sayyida al-Hurra
c. 1485 – c. 1561 • Morocco
Royalty
Djamila Boupacha
born 1938 • Algeria
Anti-Colonialism
Huda Sha'arawi
1879 – 1947 • Egypt
Activism
Efunroye Tinubu
c. 1810 – 1887 • Nigeria
Entrepreneurship
Tenkamenin
ruled c. 1062 - 1076 • Ghana Empire
Royalty
Soundiata Keita
c. 1217 – c. 1255 • Mali Empire
Royalty
Al-Kahina
died c. 703 • Algeria
Royalty
Tariq ibn Ziyad
died c. 720 • North Africa (Berber)
Royalty
Albert Luthuli
c. 1898 – 1967 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Oliver Tambo
1917 – 1993 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Walter Sisulu
1912 – 2003 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Govan Mbeki
1910 – 2001 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Joshua Nkomo
1917 – 1999 • Zimbabwe
Politics
Robert Mugabe
1924 – 2019 • Zimbabwe
Politics
Hastings Banda
c. 1898 – 1997 • Malawi
Politics
Seretse Khama
1921 – 1980 • Botswana
Politics
King Mohammed V
1909 – 1961 • Morocco
Royalty
Habib Bourguiba
1903 – 2000 • Tunisia
Politics
Ahmed Ben Bella
1916 – 2012 • Algeria
Politics
Houari Boumédiène
1932 – 1978 • Algeria
Politics
Obafemi Awolowo
1909 – 1987 • Nigeria
Politics
Nnamdi Azikiwe
1904 – 1996 • Nigeria
Politics
J. E. Casely Hayford
1866 – 1930 • Ghana
Politics
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
c. 1809 – 1891 • Nigeria
Arts & Culture
Hendrik Witbooi
c. 1830 – 1905 • Namibia
Anti-Colonialism
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh
fl. 1850s • Dahomey (Benin)
Royalty
Kimpa Vita
c. 1684 – 1706 • Kingdom of Kongo
Activism
Sarraounia Mangou
fl. c. 1899 • Azna (Niger)
Royalty
Oba Ewuare
ruled c. 1440–1473 • Benin Empire (Nigeria)
Royalty
Idris Alooma
c. 1580–1617 • Kanem-Bornu Empire (Nigeria)
Royalty
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 – 1970 • Egypt
Politics
Kenneth Kaunda
1924 – 2021 • Zambia
Politics
Milton Obote
1925 – 2005 • Uganda
Politics
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 – 1993 • Côte d'Ivoire
Politics
Modibo Keïta
1915 – 1977 • Mali
Politics
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 – 1966 • Nigeria
Politics
Herbert Macaulay
1864 – 1946 • Nigeria
Politics
Ahmadu Bello
1910 – 1966 • Nigeria
Politics
Moshoeshoe I
c. 1786 – 1870 • Lesotho
Royalty
Cetshwayo kaMpande
c. 1826 – 1884 • Zulu Kingdom
Royalty
Taytu Betul
c. 1851 – 1918 • Ethiopia
Royalty
Ibn Khaldun
1332 – 1406 • Tunisia
Arts & Culture
Zera Yacob
1599 – 1692 • Ethiopia
Arts & Culture
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
c. 1506 – 1543 • Adal Sultanate (Somalia)
Royalty
Prempeh I
1870 – 1931 • Ashanti Empire (Ghana)
Royalty
Abdelkrim El Khattabi
1882 – 1963 • Morocco
Anti-Colonialism
Gihanga
c. 1081 - 1171 • Rwanda
Royalty
Ezana of Axum
ruled c. 320s – c. 360 • Axumite Empire (Ethiopia)
Royalty
Behanzin
c. 1845 – 1906 • Dahomey (Benin)
Royalty
Sunni Ali
died 1492 • Songhai Empire (Mali)
Royalty
Osei Kofi Tutu I
c. 1660 – c. 1717 • Ashanti Empire (Ghana)
Royalty
Tewodros II
c. 1818 – 1868 • Ethiopia
Royalty
Abdelkader El Djezairi
1808 – 1883 • Algeria
Anti-Colonialism
Amílcar Cabral
1924 – 1973 • Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde
Anti-Colonialism
Samora Machel
1933 – 1986 • Mozambique
Politics
Agostinho Neto
1922 – 1979 • Angola
Politics
Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 – 2001 • Senegal
Politics
Ahmed Sékou Touré
1922 – 1984 • Guinea
Politics
Steve Biko
1946 – 1977 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism
Taharqa
ruled 690 – 664 BC • Kingdom of Kush (Sudan)
Royalty
Askia the Great
c. 1443 – 1538 • Songhai Empire (Mali)
Royalty
Hannibal Barca
c. 247 – c. 181 BC • Carthage (Tunisia)
Royalty
Imhotep
c. 27th century BC • Egypt
Science & Technology
Samori Ture
c. 1830 – 1900 • Wassoulou Empire (Guinea)
Anti-Colonialism
Queen Amina of Zazzau
c. 1533 – 1610 • Zazzau (Nigeria)
Royalty
Menelik II
1844 – 1913 • Ethiopia
Royalty
Yaa Asantewaa
c. 1840 – 1921 • Ashanti Empire (Ghana)
Royalty
Shaka Zulu
c. 1787 – 1828 • Zulu Kingdom
Royalty
Mansa Musa
c. 1280 – c. 1337 • Mali Empire
Royalty
Desmond Tutu
1931-2021 • South Africa
Activism
Tony Elumelu
1963-present • Nigeria
Entrepreneurship
Cheikh Anta Diop
1923-1986 • Senegal
Science & Technology
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
1954-present • Nigeria
Politics
William Kamkwamba
1987-present • Malawi
Science & Technology
Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
c. 1583-1663 • Angola
Royalty
Fela Kuti
1938-1997 • Nigeria
Arts & Culture
Kofi Annan
1938-2018 • Ghana
Politics
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
1938-present • Liberia
Politics
Jomo Kenyatta
c. 1897-1978 • Kenya
Anti-Colonialism
Wole Soyinka
1934-present • Nigeria
Arts & Culture
Miriam Makeba
1932-2008 • South Africa
Arts & Culture
Julius Nyerere
1922-1999 • Tanzania
Politics
Patrice Lumumba
1925-1961 • Congo
Anti-Colonialism
Chinua Achebe
1930-2013 • Nigeria
Arts & Culture
Thomas Sankara
1949-1987 • Burkina Faso
Politics
Wangari Maathai
1940-2011 • Kenya
Activism
Haile Selassie
1892-1975 • Ethiopia
Royalty
Kwame Nkrumah
1909-1972 • Ghana
Anti-Colonialism
Nelson Mandela
1918-2013 • South Africa
Anti-Colonialism