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Usman Dan Fodio
male, deceased - Shaihu Usman dan Fodio (also referred to as Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodio, Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye, or Shehu Usman dan Fodio, 1754 - 1817) was a writer...
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Yaya Diallo
male - Yaya Diallo (b. 1946) is a Malian (Fienso, Koutiala Circle, Sikasso Region, French Sudan (now Mali)) drummer, author, and recording artist in the...
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Umar Tall
male, deceased - El Hadj Umar Tall, also Umar Tal,Umar Taal "Umar Futi", al-Hajj Umar ibn Sa'id Tal, or el-Hadj Omar ibn Sa'id Tal, (ca. 1797 - 1864) was a...
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Alpha Yaya Diallo
male - Alpha Yaya Diallo is a guitarist and composer who is based in Vancouver, Canada. Alpha hails from Guinea and incorporates its rich musical...
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Tandja Mamadou
male - Colonel (ret.) Tandja Mamadou is a Nigerien politician and current President, as well as the chairman of economic organization ECOWAS. His name is...
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Seku Amadu
male, deceased - Seku Amadu (1773-1845) was the founder of the Fula (Peul in French) Massina Empire in what is now the Mopti Region of Mali. He ruled from 1818 to...
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Amadou Diallo
male, deceased - Amadou Bailo Diallo was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea, who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999, by four New York...
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Umaru Yar'Adua
male - Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (born July 9, 1951 in Katsina,Katsina
State Nigeria) is the 2nd President of Nigeria's Fourth Republic. He served as governor...
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ
male, deceased - Amadou Hampâté Bâ (January or February 1900 or 1901 in Bandiagara, Mali - May 15, 1991 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) was a Malian writer and ethn...
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Ibrahim Ba
male - Ibrahim Ba (born January 12, 1973 in Dato) is a French professional football player of Senegalese descent. He currently plays for A.C. Milan. He...
