Africa – Togo
Faure Gnassingbé (1966- )
The current president of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadema, was born on June 6, 1966, in Afanyagan, Togo. His parents...
Sylvanus Olympio (1902-1963)
Sylvanus Olympio was the first president of Togo and also served as prime minister. He was born on September 6,...
Synthia SAINT JAMES (1949- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Synthia SAINT JAMES minidoc Born on February 11, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, Synthia SAINT JAMES is a self-taught...
James R. Bacote II (1948-2018)
James Richardson Bacote was an artist, preservationist, historian and co-founder of the Geechee Kunda Cultural Center in Georgia. Bacote was...
C. Payne Lucas (1933– )
C. Payne Lucas, who co-founded Africare in 1970, established the most prominent and oldest predominately African American non-governmental organization (NGO)....
Joseph Huggins (1951- )
Ambassador Joseph Huggins is a retired Career Diplomat who on November 15, 2002 was nominated by President George W. Bush...
Shirley Barnes (1938- )
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes is a former United States Ambassador to the African country of Madagascar, 1998-2001. Barnes was nominated by...
Kofi Yamgnane (1945- )
“Image Ownership: jyc1” Kofi Yamgnane is a Franco–Togolese politician. Born in Togo in 1945, he went to France at the...
Irvin Hicks Sr. (1938- )
Irvin Hicks was a career Foreign Service Officer who rose from a communications clerk position to serve three times as...
