The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
With self-given, sophisticated titles such as “Conqueror of the British Empire”, “CBE”, “VC”, and Alhaji, it is not surprising that Idi Amin – the “Butcher of Uganda” – often places...
Category: Africa
Rwandan Genocide – Summary, Death Toll, & Facts
In 1994, armed group of Rwandan Hutus butchered close to one million people, with majority of those deaths inflicted upon the Tutsi minority group. The Rwandan genocide is reasoned to...
Steve Biko: 6 Memorable Achievements of the South African anti-Apartheid Activist
Steve Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist who is best remembered for devoting his short-lived life to fighting against racial segregation. Steve Biko is renowned for co-founding the South...
Miriam Makeba: 10 Important Achievements
Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) was a renowned South African musician and civil rights activist. Due to her criticism of the apartheid regime, Makeba was banned from South Africa from 1960 to...
Haile Selassie – Biography, Family Tree, Achievements, Rastafarian Religion, & Famous Quotes
Worldhistoryedu.com digs deep into the major events and crucial facts about the life, reign, achievements and colorful legacy of Haile Selassie I – one of Ethiopia’s most famous and respected...
Nnamdi Azikiwe – the First President of Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe was a Nigerian nationalist, journalist, and politician who fought bravely for Nigeria’s independence. After Nigeria became a federal republic in 1963, Azikiwe wrote his name in the history...
Nelson Mandela: 12 Important Achievements
Revered across the world for his unflinching dedication to multiracial democracy, social justice, peace and reconciliation, Nelson Mandela was without a doubt South Africa’s greatest leader and politician. Born into...
Nelson Mandela Timeline
Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg, Gauteng), 1st democratically elected President...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: 10 Major Accomplishments
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is perhaps the most popular Liberian woman in modern history. She attained this feat of hers by serving as the President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018....
The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba was the first elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is best remembered for his anti-colonial and nationalistic ideas (i.e. Lumumbism). His political party, the...
Patrice Lumumba: Who was he, and what were some of his accomplishments?
Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician, pan-Africanist, social activist and independence fighter who devoted his entire life to gain Congolese independence from Belgium. Lumumba went on to become the first...
10 Achievements of Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of the Republic of Kenya. Largely considered as the Father of Modern Kenya, Kenyatta was instrumental in securing independence for Kenya (formerly British East...
Kwame Nkrumah: History, Major Facts & 10 Memorable Achievements
Just how instrumental was Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah in the decolonization of Africa? To fully understand the contributions he made to Ghana and the African continent at large, here...
Ahmed Ben Bella – Life and Achievements of Algeria’s First President
Born in the Tlemcen Province of northwestern Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella fought courageously to gain independence for Algeria from France. By so doing, he became Algeria’s first prime minister and...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Quick Facts and Timeline
South African Anglican cleric and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, was one of the most prominent persons to ever hail from the African continent. His unflinching commitment in...
