The following are short descriptions of the women and men who 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.
Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho (born October 22, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who served as the fourth president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2016 to 2021.He was previously Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from July 7, 1994 to October 25, … Read MoreEvaristo Carvalho (1942- )
Brahim Ghali is a Sahrawi politician and military officer who serves as the current president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and former SADR ambassador to Algeria and Spain. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was formerly known as the Western Sahara and Spanish Sahara. … Read MoreBrahim Ghali
(1949- )
Azali Assoumani is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and from 2016 to February 2019. He became Head of State after a coup d’état in 1999 and … Read MoreAzali Assoumani
(1959- )
The current king of Lesotho, Letsie III, was born on July 17, 1963, in Scott Hospital in the city of Morija, Lesotho. He was the son of King Moshoeshoe II and his wife ‘Mamohato Bereing Seeiso and named Seeso Bereng but christened “David” in the … Read MoreKing Letsie III (1963- )
Constantine Bereng Seeiso, the future King Moshoeshoe II, was born on May 2, 1938, at Thabang, Basutoland (then a British Protectorate which is known as Lesotho today). He was the eldest son of Paramount Chief Seeiso (Simon Seeiso Griffith) and Mofumali Mabereng. He was educated … Read MoreKing Moshoeshoe II (1938-1996)
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez was one of the founders of the independent Dominican Republic. He was born on March 9, 1817, in Santo Domingo. His parents were Narcisco Sánchez Ramon, a “pardo” (brown person) and Olaya del Rosario de Belen, a white woman from the … Read MoreFrancisco del Rosario Sánchez (1817-1861)
Ali Bongo Ondimba is a Gabonese politician who has been serving as the 3rd President of Gabon since 2009. Ondimba was born Alain Bernard Bongo, on February 9, 1959, in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. His father’s name was Albert Bernard Bongo … Read MoreAli Bongo Ondimba
(1959- )
The current king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, is Mswati III. He was born on April 19, 1968, in Manzini, the largest city in what was then called Swaziland. Mswati was named Makhosetive Dlamini (King of Nations). His parents were King Sobhuza II and Ntfombi Tfabla, … Read MoreMswati III
(1986- )
Timothy Sylvester Harris is a politician from St Kitts and Nevis and the current Prime Minister of the island nation since 2015. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2008, Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2010, and Senior Minister and … Read MoreTimothy Harris (1964- )
Philip Joseph Pierre is a politician from Saint Lucia who has served as Prime Minister of that island nation since July 28, 2021. Pierre is the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy and has been the leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party … Read MorePhilip J. Pierre (1954/1955- )
