Africa
- Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720–1750)
- Dahomey – Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732–1774)
- Ethiopia – Iyasu II, Emperor of Ethiopia, (1730–1755)
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“In Africa, there is much confusion.... Before, there was no radio, or other forms of communication.... Now, in Africa ... the government talks, people talk, the police talk, the people don’t know anymore. They aren’t free.”
—Youssou N’Dour (b. 1959)
“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.”
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