by divimachine | Feb 6, 2023 | African American History
Thomas P. Bostick was the 53rd Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and commanding general of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Bostick is the only African American graduate of the academy to serve as Chief of Engineers and commanding general of the US Army...
by FikesRobert | Aug 6, 2022 | African American History, People
Will Packer is a film producer who was best known for producing the 94th Annual Academy Awards (the Oscars) on March 27, 2022. Packer was born on April 11, 1974, to Birice Paker and William Packer Sr. in St. Petersburg, Florida. He completed high school in St....
by David H. Jackson Jr. | May 22, 2022 | Global African History, People
Mahamadou “Zaki” Issoufou, a Hausa mining engineer, was born on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1952, in Dan Daji, French West Africa, now the Republic of Niger. An engineer by trade, Issoufou studied at Ecole des Mines de Saint-Étienne in Saint-Étienne, France, from 1977...
by | May 16, 2022 | African Head of State, Global African History, People
The current president of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, was born on February 9, 1959, at Mueda, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. His parents were Jacinto Nyusi Chimela and Angelina Daima. Both of his parents were active members of the Frente de Libertaco de Mozambique...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Nov 28, 2021 | Global African History, People
The details of the birth and appearance of Russian shipbuilder and military Gen. Mikhail M. Egypteos remain uncertain. There are two competing stories: One is that as a teenager from an aristocratic Ethiopian family he was taken, perhaps by force, to the Russian...
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