Africa – Mozambique
Joice Mujuru (1955- )
Joice Runaida Mujuru, also known as Teurai Ropa Nhongo, is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Vice President...
Alice Banze (?- )
Alice Banze, born and raised in Maputo, Mozambique, is a trained social scientist with a 25-year career in civil society...
Josina Machel (1945-1971)
Josina Mutemba Machel was a revolutionary Mozambican fighter for FRELIMO who, like thousands of women, fought for independence for her...
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi (1959- )
The current president of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, was born on February 9, 1959, at Mueda, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. His...
Ricardo Paulo Chibanga (1942-2019)
Ricardo Paulo Chibanga is recognized as the world’s first documented African bullfighter. He was born on November 8, 1942, in...
Graca Machel (1945- )
Graca Simbine Machel is a former freedom fighter, prominent educator, philanthropist, and the only woman in modern times to be...
Howard Fuller (1941- )
Howard Lamar Fuller, civil rights and education activist, was born January 14, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Juanita Smith and...
The Mozambican Civil War (1977-1992)
The Mozambican Civil War was a 15-year conflict that occurred between May 30, 1977 and October 4, 1992 in the southern African country...
Yasuke (ca. 1555-?)
Many particulars regarding the birth, career, and death of the man of African origin known as Yasuke are cloaked in...
