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Gaspar Yanga, the Runaway Slave Who Led a Successful Resistance Against the Spanish Colonial Government in Mexico in 1609

Uzonna Anele - October 13, 2022

Gaspar Yanga was an African who escaped slavery in Mexico (then New Spain) during the early period of Spanish colonial rule

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Sarraounia Mangou, the African Queen Who Resisted French Colonial Troops at the Battle of Lougou in 1899

Uzonna Anele - October 6, 2022

Sarraounia Mangou was one of the few African tribal leaders who fought and resisted the advances of French expansionists Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine at the battle of lougou

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Chief Anthony Enahoro, the Parliamentarian Who First Moved the Motion for Nigeria’s Independence in 1953

Uzonna Anele - October 1, 2022

Chief Anthony Enahoro was one of Nigeria's foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists. He is renowned as the parliamentarian who moved the first motion envisaging independence in 1953.

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Captain Tomba, the African Chief Who Was Sold Into Slavery for Refusing to Participate in Slave Trade

Mr Madu - September 27, 2022

Captain Tomba was an African chief who was captured by Europeans and sold into slavery for refusing to participate in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Abushiri, the East African Slave Trader Who Was Hanged for Fighting Against German Colonialism

TalkAfricana - September 21, 2022

Abushiri, was a wealthy merchant and slave-owning plantation owner who is known for Revolting against the German East Africa Company in present-day Tanzania.

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Timothy Meaher, the Man Who Smuggled the Last Enslaved Africans Into the United States

Uzonna Anele - September 20, 2022

Timothy Meaher was responsible for smuggling 110 African men, women, and children into the United States in 1860.

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Operation Anvil: the British Military Operation That Imprisoned and Tortured Kenyans During the Mau Mau Uprising

TalkAfricana - September 9, 2022

Operation Anvil was a British military operation during the Mau Mau Uprising where British troops rounded up over 20,000 suspected Mau Mau rebels.

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Kinjikitile Ngwale, the Tanzanian Spiritual Leader Who Was Hanged for Leading a Rebellion Against German Colonial Rule

Uzonna Anele - September 9, 2022

Kinjikitile Ngwale was a Tanzanian spiritual leader that led an armed rebellion of Islamic and animist Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa in 1905

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