Africa
- Benin Empire - Ozolua, Oba of Benin (1480–1504)
- Bornu Empire - Ali Gazi, Mai of Bornu (1465–1497)
- Buganda - Kiggala, Kabaka of Buganda (1474–1501)
- Empire of Ethiopia - Eskender (1478–1494)
- Adal Sultanate - Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad(1472–1488)
- Kingdom of Kongo - João I, Manikongo (1470–1509)
- Mali Empire - Mahmud II, Mansa of Mali (1481–1496)
- Mutapa Kingdom - Mukombero Nyahuma, Mwenemutapa (1480–1490)
- Kingdom of Nri - Anyamata, Eze Nri (1465–1511)
- Rwanda - Cyirima I, King of Rwanda (1482–1506)
- Songhai Empire - Sunni Ali (1464–1492)
- Wolof Empire - Tase Daagulen, Buur-ba Jolof (1481–1488)
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“I have a fair amount of faith that women won’t sit back and allow South Africa to become a totally male-dominated new society. The women in South Africa have shown that they are strong, and I think they will make their voices heard.”
—Paula Hathorn (b. c. 1962)
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—Jean Genet (1910–1986)