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(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
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1997
Burroughs, Jr., John Andrew (1936–2014)
John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. was an equal opportunity advocate and diplomat who was born in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 1936. He spent his youth in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Midwest to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.  While there he played on the varsity football
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Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa
Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa tä´bō mvo͝oyĕl´ə mbĕk´ē [key], 1942–, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family his father, Govan Mbeki, an official with the African National Congress (ANC), was imprisoned (1964) at Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela , released
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African National Congress
African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid , the organization began as a nonviolent civil-rights group. In the 1940s and 50s it joined with other groups in promoting strikes
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Battle of Isandlwana (1879)
The Battle of Isandlwana, January 22, 1879,was the first engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War and would prove to be asignificant and unexpected victory for the Zulu in a war which they ultimatelylost to the
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A Summary of South African Apartheid
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Ashe, Arthur Robert
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Apartheid
Apartheid (South African English pronunciation: /ə ˈ p ɑːr t eɪ d/; Afrikaans: [aˈpartɦəit]) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1991.[1] Broadly speaking, apartheid was delineated into petty apartheid, which entailed the
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Jan Smuts
Jan Christian Smuts was born on a farm near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony. His ancestors were mainly Dutch, with a small admixture of French and German but no English, though he was born a British subject. Until he went to school at the age of 12, Smuts lived the life of a South African farm
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It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others
A life and career centered in service can take one many places. For Ambassador Delano Lewis it has ranged from his early roots in Kansas City, KS to service in the Peace Corps in Africa, being named CEO of Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company (C&P Telephone Company), President and CEO of
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A List of Famous African-Americans Who Spent Time in Africa
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African philosophy
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Zambia
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
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Keyes, Alan L. (1950- )
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Namibia
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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)
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Botswana
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Herman Charles Bosman
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Mbabane, Swaziland (1887- )
Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland and is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains. It is the second largest city in the country. The city’s name comes from an African Chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the region when British settlers arrived in
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Banda, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu (c. 1896-1997)
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1964
South africa
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1986
Mfume, Kweisi (Frizzel Gray) (1948 - )
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Diepkloof Rock Shelter - Middle Stone Age in South Africa
Diepkloof rock shelter is an important Middle Stone Age cave site, located on the Atlantic coast of Western Cape Province of South Africa, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of Cape Town. The 3.1 meter (10 ft) thick Middle Stone Age deposits include evidence of both Still Bay and Howiesons
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