The English businessman and financier Cecil Rhodes founded the modern diamond industry and controlled the British South Africa Company, which acquired Rhodesia and Zambia as...
Joaquim Alberto Chissano, born in 1939, played a significant role in the history of Mozambique. His leadership and political career were shaped by his involvement...
Armando EmÃlio Guebuza, born on January 20, 1943, in northern Mozambique, was a prominent figure in the country’s history. His early life and political career...
A Visionary Leader in the Struggle for Mozambique’s Independence Eduardo Mondlane, a prominent educator, nationalist, and leader of the Mozambique independence movement, played a pivotal...
Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi, in full Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, (born Aug. 27, 1928, Mahlabatini, S.Af.), Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom...
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a prominent figure in the history of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia. Born on February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia,...
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu, South African political activist (born May 18, 1912, Engcobo, S.Af.—died May 5, 2003, Johannesburg, S.Af.), was a political mentor of Nelson...
Jacob Zuma, in full Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, (born April 12, 1942, Nkandla, South Africa), politician who served as president of South Africa from 2009 until...