Ancient & Medieval Leaders
Mansa Musa — Known as one of the richest people in history and ruler of the powerful Mali Empire.
Shaka Zulu — Great military strategist who built the Zulu Kingdom in Southern Africa.
Queen Nzinga — Famous Angolan queen who resisted Portuguese colonization.
Haile Selassie — Ethiopian emperor and symbol of African independence.
Askia Muhammad I — Expanded the Songhai Empire into one of Africa’s largest empires.
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Julius Nyerere
3. Robert Mugabe
4. Thomas Sankara
5. Kwame Nkrumah
6. Patrice Lumumba
7. Samora Machel
8. Ahmed Ben Bella
9. Muammar Gaddafi
10: Idi Amin Dada
11. Haile Selassie
12. Keneth Kaunda
13. Shaka Zulu
14. John Pombe Magufuli
15. Jommo Kenyatta
16. Samoure Toure
17. Saidi Saeed
18. Jonas Savimbi
19. Milton Obote
20. Nnamdi Azikiwe