In the last two articles on African leaders who’ve paved the way for us, we discussed the 17 leaders covered by Barrister Dudley Thompson in his book, They Are Africans.
In this article, we will go beyond those leaders, as that list is not exhaustive – Africa has produced numerous leaders whose profiles could never be contained in one book.
First things first, in South Africa, with our history going back to 1488, when the first Portuguese voyager touched our shores, near Gqeberha.
We have to start where it all began, more so because those in the front line bore the full wrath of colonialism when it was most intolerant of any resistance from indigenous people, whom it regarded as non-humans.
In the days of slavery, all over the world,…
