Africa – Sierra Leone
Benoni Wilfred Urey (1957- )
Politician, philanthropist, and investor Benoni Wilfred Urey is one of the wealthiest Liberians and the founder of Lonestar Cell Mobile...
Madam Yoko (c. 1849-1906)
Madam Yoko, born Soma in the Gbo Chiefdom, was the head of the Mende people of Sierra Leone. She ruled...
West African Students’ Union (WASU)
In August of 1925, Ladipo Solanke, a Nigerian law student, and Herbert Bankole-Bright, a Sierra Leonean doctor, founded the West...
Julius Maada Wonie Bio
(1964- )
His Excellency, Julius Maada Wonie Bio, the current president of Sierra Leone, was born on May 12, 1964, in Tihun,...
Milton Augustus Margai (1895-1964)
Milton Augustus Margai was the first prime minister of independent Sierra Leone. Margai was born on December 7, 1895, in...
Richelieu Dennis (1969- )
A successful entrepreneur, Richelieu Dennis, was born February 25, 1969 in Liberia the son of Mary Dennis. Dennis grew up...
Little George Ship Revolt (1730)
The Little George Ship Revolt took place on the British ship Little George in June 1730. The little-known revolt was...
Sabrina Dhowre Elba (1988- )
Sabrina Dhowre is a Somalian-American professional model and social media personality. She was born on July 16, 1989 in New...
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...
