Africa
- Ashanti Confederacy – Osei Kofi Tutu I, Asantehene (1701–1717)
- Dahomey – Agadja, King of Dahomey (1708–1732)
- Ethiopia – Yostos, Emperor of Ethiopia, (1711–1716)
- Kongo – João II, Manikongo of Kongo (1693–1717)
- Nkore – Ntare IV Omugabe of Nkole, (c.1699–c.1727)
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Famous quotes containing the word africa:
“I thought that when they said Atlantic Charter, that meant me and everybody in Africa and Asia and everywhere. But it seems like the Atlantic is an ocean that does not touch anywhere but North America and Europe.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“What is Africa to me:
Copper sun or scarlet sea,
Jungle star or jungle track,
Strong bronzed men, or regal black
Women from whose loins I sprang
When the birds of Eden sang?”
—Countee Cullen (1903–1946)
“Day by day we hear the cry of AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS. This cry has become a positive, determined one. It is a cry that is raised simultaneously the world over because of the universal oppression that affects the Negro.”
—Marcus Garvey (1887–1940)