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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.



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Entry Titlesort iconEntry Type
Muholi, Zanele (1972-)People
Musa, Mansa (1280-1337)People
Nairobi, Kenya (1899- )Places
Nascimento, Abdias do (1914 - )People
Nascimento, Milton (1942- )People
Nega, Berhanu (1958- )People
Negritude MovementMisc
Niger Delta Conflict, 1990s-- Events
Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)Events
Nkom, Alice (1945- )People
Nkrumah, Kwame (1909-1972)People
Nottingham Riots (1958) Events
Nyerere, Julius K. (1922-1999)People
O Clarim da Alvorada (1924-1932)Organizations
Okri, Ben (1959-- )People
Olajuwon, Hakeem (1963-- )People
Operation Crossroads Africa (1958- ) Organizations
Organization of African Unity (1963-2002)People
Ortuno, Edgardo (1970- )People
Oyo, Kingdom ofPlaces
O’Ree, Willie (1935- )People
Palacio, Andy (1960-2008)People
Palmares (ca. 1605-1694)Misc
Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaOrganizations
Partido de Independiente de Color (Cuba, 1908-1912)Organizations
Payton, Benjamin Franklin (1932- )People
Pele (Deon Arrantnes Do Nasciemento) (1940- )People
Perkins, John [aka "Jack Punch"] ( -1812)People
Peters, Thomas (1738-1792)People
Peterson, Oscar Emmanuel (1925-2007)People
Piar, Manuel Carlos (1782-1817)People
Pitta, Celso (1946-2009)People
Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho (1876–1932)People
Prester John People
Qaddafi, Muammar, Al- (1942-2011)People
Queen Nanny of the Maroons (? - 1733)People
Queen Nzinga (1583-1663)People
Rawlings, Jerry (1947- )People
Raymond, Guadalupe Victoria Yolí (1936-1992)People
RecaptivesPeople
Reed, George Robert (1939- )People
ReggaeMisc
Republic of Biafra (1967-1970)Places
Reyes, Juan Francisco Reyes (c. 1749 – c. 1800)People
Richmond, Bill (1763 – 1829)People
Rift Valley in East Africa\Great Rift ValleyPlaces
Rive, Richard Moore (1931-1989)People
Robinson, Robert (1906-1994)People
Rodney, Walter (1942-1979)People
Rodríguez Brito, Sebastián (c.1642-c.1717)People
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