Online Encyclopedia: Global African History, People

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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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
25th Dynasty, Ancient Egypt (ca. 746 BC to 653 BC)	People
Abbott, Diane (1953- )	People
Achebe, Chinua (1930- )	People
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
Annan, Kofi A. (1938-- )	People
Armatrading, Joan (1950-- )	People
Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi "Zik" (1904-1996)	People
Ba, Mariama (1929-1981)	People
Baker, Josephine (1906-1975)	People
Balewa, Sir Abubakar Tafawa (1912-1966)	People
Banda, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu (c. 1896-1997)	People
Baquaqua, Mahommah Gardo (1824?-1857?)	People
Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)	People
Barrow, Dean Oliver (1951- )	People
Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al- (1944 - )	People
Belizean Kriols	People
Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966)	People
Bello, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu (1910-1966)	People
Bibb, Henry (1815-1854)	People
Bishop, Maurice (1944-1983)	People
Blucke, Colonel Stephen ( --1792)	People
Blyden, Edward Wilmot (1832-1912)	People
Boateng, Paul Yaw (1951- )	People
Boghossian, Alexander Skunder (1937-2003)	People
Bokassa, Jean-Bédel (1921-1996)	People
Bongo, Omar/ Albert-Bernard Bongo (1935-2009)	People
Brautigam, Loria Raquel Dixon ( ? - )	People
Bridgetower, George (1780-1860)	People
Brown, Rosemary (1930-2003)	People
Brueggergosman, Measha (1977- )	People
Buthelezi, Mangosuthu Gatsha (1928 - )	People
Cabral, Amílcar Lopes (1924- 1973)	People
Capitein, Jacobus Elisa Johannes (1717?-1747)	People
Cartola (1908–1980)	People
Cary, Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893)	People
Césaire, Aimé (1913-2008)	People
Changamire (ca. 1500 – 1830)	People
Chilembwe, John (c. 1871-1915)	People
Chole, Eshetu (1945-1998)	People
Christophe, Henri (1767-1820)	People
Clarke, George Elliott (1960- )	People
Clemente, Roberto (Walker) (1934-1972)	People
Clemons, Michael “Pinball” (1965- )	People
Cliff, Jimmy Chambers (1948- )	People

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