Military Service – Other

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh (1835?-1860?)
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a name that means ‘God Speaks True’ in the Fon language, was a remarkable leader of the Mino, also...
June 1st, 2025

Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695)
Zumbi dos Palmares was a Brazilian Quilombola leader of a group of Afro-Brazilians who lived in maroon communities known as...
May 10th, 2025

Joice Mujuru (1955- )
Joice Runaida Mujuru, also known as Teurai Ropa Nhongo, is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Vice President...
December 10th, 2023

Mbuya Nehanda (c. 1840-1898)
Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, also known as Mbuya Nehanda, was a Svikiro or spirit medium of the Zezuru Shona people. She...
December 10th, 2023

Mmanthatisi (1784-1847)
Mmanthatisi was the chief military strategist of the Tlowka people in early 19th Century South Africa. Mmanthatisi was born in...
December 10th, 2023

Rose Kanyange Kabuye (1961- )
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Rose Kanyange Kabuye rose to the highest rank in the Rwandan Army. She was also an advocate...
November 29th, 2023

Juana RamÃrez (1790 -1856)
National heroine and revered freedom fighter Juana Ramírez, popularly known as “La Avanzadora” (The Advancer), was born January 12, 1790...
December 8th, 2022

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889-1933)
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro was an Afro-Peruvian army officer who served as the 41st President of Peru from 1931 to...
July 7th, 2022

Miguel DÃaz-Canel (1960- )
The current president of Cuba, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermudez, was born on April 20, 1960, in Placetas, Cuba, a little...
June 11th, 2022