Rastafari
Rastafari also spelled Ras Tafari, is a religious and political movement, that began in Jamaica in the 1930s and was adopted by many groups around...
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West Indies
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West Indies, Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of...
Haile Selassie I
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Haile Selassie I, original name Tafari Makonnen, (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Ethiopia—died August 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to...
The kingdom of Dahomey
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Dahomey, is a kingdom in western Africa that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in the region that is now southern Benin. According to...
The scramble for Africa
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The scramble for Africa, a British term coined in 1884, describes the more than twenty-year period when European powers explored, partitioned, and conquered nearly 90...
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885
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The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 is a pivotal moment in European colonization and the subsequent partitioning of Africa. This conference, convened by German Chancellor Otto...
Hamilton Naki
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A self-taught teacher and surgical researcher, Hamilton Naki showed a natural aptitude for medicine while working as a gardener at the University of Capetown, South...
Mutesa II
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Mutesa II, in full Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa, (born Nov. 19, 1924—died Nov. 21, 1969, London, Eng.), kabaka (ruler) of...
Milton Obote
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Milton Obote, whose full name is Apollo Milton Obote, was a prominent figure in the political landscape of Uganda. Born on December 28, 1924, in...
Idi Amin
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Idi Amin, in full Idi Amin Dada Oumee, (born 1924/25, Koboko, Uganda—died August 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda...