Politicians – Political Party – Other
Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim (1930-2017)
Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim was a towering figure in Sudanese politics and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights. Born in Khartoum,...
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (1953- )
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, born Jennifer Simons on September 5, 1953, in Paramaribo, Suriname, is a prominent Surinamese politician and a medical...
James Townsend (1737-1787)
James Townsend was an English Whig politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1772 to 1773. He also...
Mohammed VI (1963- )
The current king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, was born in Rabat, Morocco on August 21, 1963. His parents were King...
James W. Holley III (1926-2012)
James W. Holley III was the first African American mayor of his hometown, Portsmouth, Virginia. He was born in Portsmouth...
Benoni Wilfred Urey (1957- )
Politician, philanthropist, and investor Benoni Wilfred Urey is one of the wealthiest Liberians and the founder of Lonestar Cell Mobile...
Aoua Kéita (1912-1980)
Aoua Kéita was a Malian independence activist, politician, feminist, writer, and midwife. Born on July 12, 1912, in then Bamako,...
M’Balia Camara (1929-1955)
Guinean national political independence martyr, women’s rights activist, and national heroine of the Democratic Party of Guinea, M’Balia Camara, was...
Joice Mujuru (1955- )
Joice Runaida Mujuru, also known as Teurai Ropa Nhongo, is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Vice President...
