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Greatest Africans of all time

Hannibal

Perhaps the greatest military strategist of all time. A great African general who gave Europe a run for its money. His victory over Rome after scaling the Alps with his huge army brought him enormous respect and admiration. His strategies and tactics are taught in military schools to this day.

Phillip Emeagwali

Nigerian scientist domiciled in the USA. A supercomputer genius, he played a major role in making the internet a reality. His work has hugely benefited the oil industry.

Kwame Nkrumah

Former president of Ghana. He envisaged the African Union long before it became a reality. His footprints are still blueprint for us to follow.

Kenneth Kaunda

Former president of Zambia and one of the few first generation independence leaders still alive. He played a vital role in the African liberation struggle.

Shaka Zulu

A Zulu king and military genius. An empire builder who wanted to unite all Zulu chiefdoms into one strong Zulu nation for the benefit of all Zulus.

Steve Biko

South African activist tortured to death by the apartheid police. He famously said: “the greatest weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed”.

Leopold Senghor

Former president of Senegal, great writer and intellectual. His philosophy on “Negritude” has become a classic. Africa’s greatest poet and scholar-statesman.

Marcus Garvey

A visionary pan-African leader and thinker. A practical man, he could have united all blacks if he had not been jailed.

Felix Konotey-Ahulu

Ghanaian doctor practising in the UK. The greatest authority on sickle cell disease. A great champion of African causes in the medical world.

(New African, Aug./Sep. 2004: 16-22)

Indique o nome da personalidade africana à qual corresponde cada uma das afirmativas a seguir.

a) Foi um grande estudioso da anemia falciforme.

b) Suas idéias políticas são um exemplo a ser seguido.

c) Seus planos militares são motivo de estudo até hoje.

d) Foi morto por lutar contra a segregação racial.