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Ahmadu Bello
Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto (1909–1966), first Premier of Northern Nigeria and leader of the Northern People's Congress; great-great-grandson of Usman dan Fodio, architect of northernisation, killed in the January 1966 coup.
Ali Bach Hamba
Ali Bach Hamba (عليّ باش حنبه, 1876–1918) was a Tunisian nationalist politician, lawyer, and journalist who led the Young Tunisians and founded the newspaper Le Tunisien in 1907.
Hezekiah Oladipo Davies
Hezekiah Oladipo Davies (1905–1988) was a Nigerian lawyer, businessman, and nationalist politician who cofounded the Nigerian Youth Movement in 1934 and served as a federal minister.
Ned Nwoko
Ned Nwoko (Chinedu Munir Nwoko), Nigerian lawyer, businessman, and Senator for Delta North since 2023; former House of Representatives member 1999-2003, known for Paris Club refund litigation, malaria eradication advocacy, and the Anioma State bill.
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe, known as Zik of Africa, was a Nigerian journalist and nationalist who led the independence movement and served as Nigeria's first President from 1963 until the 1966 military coup.
Obafemi Awolowo
Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), Nigerian statesman, Premier of the Western Region 1954–1959, Action Group leader, founder of Nigeria's first free primary education program (1955), later Federal Commissioner for Finance and two-time presidential candidate; portrait on the ₦100 note.
Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo (OR, Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, 1917–1993), South African lawyer and anti-apartheid leader who headed the ANC in exile as President 1967–1991, co-founded the ANC Youth League and Mandela and Tambo law firm, and returned as National Chairperson in 1991.
Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama (1921–1980), Bangwato chieftain-designate exiled by Britain over his 1948 marriage to Ruth Williams; founded the Bechuanaland Democratic Party and served as Botswana's first President, 1966–1980.
The Big Six (Ghana)
The Big Six (Ghana): six United Gold Coast Convention leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah and J.B. Danquah, detained after the 1948 Accra riots, later honored on cedi notes and Founders' Day.