Independent Historian

David Zuber is a retired high school counselor and principal. He earned a Master’s Degree from the Centre of West African Studies at the University of Birmingham, England and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. He has authored two books Behind the Mask: The British Cotton Growing Association 1902-1923 and An American Indian’s Encounter with the 1930s Judicial System. He resides near his birthplace in northern California.

Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
(1995- )

Malawi’s current president, Lazarus Chakwera, was born on April 5, 1955, on the outskirts of Lilongwe to Ernest Person Chakwera and Mallen Mwale. His parents were subsistence farmers. Two of his brothers born before him died in infancy. His father named him Lazarus to express … Read MoreLazarus McCarthy Chakwera
(1995- )

Emmerson Mnangagwa (1942- )

Zimbabwe’s current President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was born on September 15, 1942, in Zvishavane, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). His parents were Mafidhi and Mhurai Mnangagwa. In 1955, his family moved to Zambia where Emmerson attended the Mumbwa Boarding School, Kafue Trade School, and Hodgson Technical College. … Read MoreEmmerson Mnangagwa (1942- )

Andry Rajoelina
(1974- )

The current president of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, was born on May 30, 1984, in Antsirabe, Madagascar. His father, Roger Yves Rajoelina, was an army colonel. No information is available on his mother. Andry attended high school in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. After graduation, … Read MoreAndry Rajoelina
(1974- )

Joao Lourenço (1964- )

The current president of Angola, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenço, was born on March 5, 1964, in Lobito, Angola. His parents were Sequeria Joao Lourenço, a nurse, and Josefina Goncalves Cipriano, a seamstress. Angola was a Portuguese colony and his father was an Angolan nationalist who … Read MoreJoao Lourenço (1964- )

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
(1954- )

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hassan Khalil al-Sisi, the current president of Egypt, was born on November 19, 1954, in Cairo, Egypt. His father, Said “Hassan” al-Sisi was a bazaar shop owner, and his mother, Soad Mohamed, was a housewife. Sisi attended the oldest and most prominent … Read MoreAbdel Fattah al-Sisi
(1954- )

Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945- )

The current president of Algeria is Abdelmadjid Tebboune who was born on November 17, 1945 in Mecheria, Algeria. His father was a sheikh and soldier. As a young man, Tebboune studied in an Islamic school controlled by the Association of Ulema in Sidi Bel Abbes. … Read MoreAbdelmadjid Tebboune (1945- )

Muhammadu Buhari
(1942- )

The current President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, was born on December 17, 1942, in Daura, Katsina, Nigeria. His parents were Mallam Hardo Adamu and wife, Zulaihat. He was the 23rd child of his father. At the age of 19, Buhari enrolled in the Nigeria Military … Read MoreMuhammadu Buhari
(1942- )

Uhuru Kenyatta
(1961- )

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was the fourth president of Kenya. He was born on October 26, 1961, in Nairobi, the son of Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and his fourth wife, Mama Ngina Muhoho. As a youth, he attended Loreto Covent school and St. Mary’s School … Read MoreUhuru Kenyatta
(1961- )