African anti-imperialists

Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)

Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. Lumumba was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.

President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)

first Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

Puerto Rican politician and independence advocate (1891-1965)

Kabyle anarchist activist, anti-colonialist and journalist

Gambian politician (1924-2011)