Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places in Global African History

An Online Reference Guide to African American History

Quintard Taylor

Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History

University of Washington, Seattle

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Online Encyclopedia of Significant People and Places in Global African History

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of global African history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.

Entry Title	Entry Type
Cape Town, South Africa (1652-- )	Places
25th Dynasty, Ancient Egypt (ca. 746 BC to 653 BC)	People
Aba Women's Riots (November-December 1929)	Events
Abbott, Diane (1953- )	People
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (1903- )	Places
Accra, Ghana (ca. 1500- )	Places
Achebe, Chinua (1930- )	People
Achimota College\Achimota School (1924-- )	Institutions
Addis Ababa (1886- )	Places
African Civilization Society, The (1858-1869)	Organizations
African Democratic Rally (1946- )	Organizations
African National Congress (ANC)	Organizations
African Union (2002- )	Organizations
Aleijadinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa, 1738-1814)	People
Alexander, Lincoln MacCauley (1922- )	People
Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (1969- )	People
Allen, Damon (1963- )	People
Americo-Liberians	People
Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)	People
Amo, Anton Wilhelm (1703? -1753)	People
Ancient Kush (2nd millennium B.C. – 4th century A.D.)	Places
Ancient Nubia (ca. 5000 BC – 500 AD)	Places
Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)	Events
Annan, Kofi A. (1938-- )	People
Apartheid (1948-1994)	Misc
Armatrading, Joan (1950-- )	People
Ashanti Empire/ Asante Kingdom (18th to late 19th century)	Places
Axum (ca. 100 B.C.E.-ca. 650 A.D.)	Places
Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi "Zik" (1904-1996)	People
Ba, Mariama (1929-1981)	People
Bahutu Manifesto (1957)	Events
Baker, Josephine (1906-1975)	People
Balewa, Sir Abubakar Tafawa (1912-1966)	People
Banda, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu (c. 1896-1997)	People
Bandung Conference, 1955	Events
Baquaqua, Mahommah Gardo (1824?-1857?)	People
Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)	People
Barrow, Dean Oliver (1951- )	People
Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al- (1944 - )	People
Battle of Isandlwana (1879)	Events
Belizean Kriols	People
Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966)	People
Bello, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu (1910-1966)	People
Benin	Places
Beta Israel	Misc
Bibb, Henry (1815-1854)	People
Bishop, Maurice (1944-1983)	People
Black Studies Association (Kokujin Kenkyu no Kai) of Japan	Organizations
Blucke, Colonel Stephen ( --1792)	People
Bluefields, Nicaragua	Places

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