Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known mononymously by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional…
Ujamaa
Ujamaa (lit. ’fraternity’ in Swahili) was a socialist ideology that formed the basis of Julius Nyerere’s social and economic development policies in Tanzania after it gained independence from Britain in 1961.…
Incwala
Incwala (Swazi: [iᵑǀwala]) is the main ritual of kingship in the Kingdom of Eswatini. This is a national event that takes place during the summer solstice.The main participant in incwala…
Umkhosi Wokweshwama
Umkhosi Wokweshwama [um̩kʰoːsi woɠʷeʃʷaːma] (“first fruits festival”), recently also known as Umkhosi Woselwa [um̩kʰoːsi woseːlʷa] (“calabash festival”), is the annual harvest festival of the Zulu people, observed around the December solstice. It takes place at the Enyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal,…
African empires
Open main menu Search African empires Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit Learn more This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. African…
Great South Africans
1. Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) first president of post-Apartheid South Africa and joint Nobel Peace Prize winner 2. Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001) pioneering heart transplant surgeon 3. Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) political activist…
Legendary Figures Of Africa
Open main menu Search Legends of Africa Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit The Legends of Africa reflect a wide-ranging series of kings, queens, chiefs and other leaders from across the African…
List of African-American activists
Open main menu Search List of African-American activists Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can…
100 Great African Americans
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) Hank Aaron (1934-2021) Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) Richard Allen (1760–1831) Marian Anderson (1897–1993) Maya Angelou (1928–2014) Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) Crispus Attucks (1723–1770) James Baldwin (1924–1987) Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) Romare Bearden (1911–1988) Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) Guion Bluford (born…
Maji Maji Rebellion
The Maji Maji Rebellion (German: Maji-Maji-Aufstand, Swahili: Vita vya Maji Maji), was an armed rebellion of Islamic and animist Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania).…