King Hannibal was a Carthaginian army General Commander – in – Chief born in 247 BC in Carthage(today Tunisia). During the First Punic War between 264 and 241 BC his father, Hamilcar Barca, was a prominent Carthaginian Leader. King Hannibal is one of the greatest military leaders and greatest tactician commander in history of the world. When King Hannibal was …
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Queen Nzinga Mbande was the ruler of the Mbundu kingdoms of the Ndongo (1583-1663), she is sometimes referred to as Anna Nzinga, in what is now Angola. Queen Anna Nzinga (approximately 1581-1663) one of the prominent women rulers of Africa. She ruled what is today called Angola throughout the 17th century battling slave trade and European influence. Queen Anna Nzinga …
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Mansa Musa I was born in Mali, West Africa in 1280, to Faga Laye (his father). In several different scripts, his name was documented as Kankou Musa, Kankan Musa, and Kanku Musa meaning “Musa whose mother was Kankou.” The wife of Mansa(King) Musa I was called Inari Kunate. Mansa Musa I was the 10th King of the Empire of Mali, …
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Nelson Mandela was a former President of South Africa and a Civil Rights leader. He was born on 18th of July 1918 and died on December 5 2013. Nelson Mandela is one of the African leaders of awarded Nobel Peace Prize. He fought against Apartheid which was segregation of black people in South Africa and became a symbolic leader. His …
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John William “Bud” Rogan born in 1868 is the 2nd tallest person in the history and tallest African descent at 8 ft 9. John Rogan was born in Tennessee US, he suffered an abrupt developed spurt when he was just 13 years old and started growing up quickly. The extraordinary height of John Rogan caused him to live with constant …
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In Southern Africa at the beginning of the nineteenth (19th) century, Shaka Zulu set up Zulu Kingdom and completely changed its warfare. In 1787 Shaka was born to Senzangakhona who was a minor chief of one of the clans of Zulu tribe. His mother Nandi was the daughter of the rival clan chief Mbhengi. According to Zulu believes Shaka’s birth was a …
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Kingdom of Nubia, centered in Sudan and Southern Egyptian Nile valleys, was indeed an ancient Kingdom of Kush. After last year’s fall of the Late Bronze Age and the breakdown of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the Kushite period of rule was established in Nubia. Throughout its early stage, Kush was based throughout Napata How the name “Kandaka” came to …
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