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Egyptian actor who appeared in films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago
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Omar Sharif
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Algerian actress who played in Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond
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Sofia Boutella
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Cameroonian footballer who at age of 38 scored 4 goals at the 1990 FIFA World Cup
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Roger Milla
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Politician who led the transformation of Congo from a colony into an independent republic
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Patrice Lumumba
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Congolese basketball player who has become well known for his humanitarian work
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Dikembe Mutombo
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Egyptian diplomat who was the 6th Secretary-General of the UN from 1992 to 1996
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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Cameroonian professional basketball player and NBA All Star
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Joel Embiid
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Egyptian who served as the 2nd President of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
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Cleopatra
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Egyptian footballer, considered one of the best players in the world
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Mohamed Salah
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Cape Verdean singer-songwriter nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva"
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Cesaria Evora
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Egyptian politician who stepped down during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
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Hosni Mubarak
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Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
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Haile Selassie
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Ghanaian diplomat who was the 7th Secretary-General of the UN from 1997 to 2006
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Kofi Annan
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Ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose nearly intact tomb was discovered in 1922
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Tutankhamun
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Guinean vocalist best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yeke Yeke"
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Mory Kante
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Kenyan actress who won the Academy Award for movie 12 Years a Slave
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Lupita Nyong'o
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President of Liberia since 2018 and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995
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George Weah
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Libyan revolutionary who was captured and killed in 2011
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Muammar Gaddafi
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Muslim Berber-Moroccan explorer who widely travelled the Asia, Africa and Europe
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Ibn Battuta
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Nicknamed "the Dream", one of the greatest basketball players of all time
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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Nigerian recording artist most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life"
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Dr Alban
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Actress who won Oscar for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster
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Charlize Theron
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South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who served as President of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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South African model who became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2010
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Candice Swanepoel
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South African business magnate, engineer and the founder of SpaceX
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Elon Musk
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South African paralympic sprinter who was convicted of murder in 2015
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Oscar Pistorius
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Tunisian leader and statesman who led the nation to independence from France
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Habib Bourguiba
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President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, one of the most brutal despots in world history
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Idi Amin
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Zimbabwean Prime Minister and President from 1980 to 2017
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Robert Mugabe
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First female ruler of ancient Egypt to reign as a male with the full authority of pharaoh
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Hatshepsut
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Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten
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Nefertiti
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Algerian politician who served as President of Algeria for almost 20 years
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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Politician who led Kenya in the transformation from a British colony into an independent republic
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Beninese actor who played in Amistad, Gladiator, In America and Blood Diamond
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Djimon Hounsou
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Ethiopian long-distance runner, Olympic and World champion over 10,000 metres
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Haile Gebrselassie
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Ghanaian revolutionary, the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana
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Kwame Nkrumah
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Egyptian President from 1970 until his assassination in 1981
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Anwar Sadat
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King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828
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Shaka
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Cameroonian footballer who was four times the African Player of the Year
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Samuel Eto'o
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Female Zimbabwean politician and former Olympic swimmer
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Kirsty Coventry
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Sudanese basketball player, the tallest in the history of the NBA
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Manute Bol
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South African sprinter who is the current world and Olympic record holder in the 400 m
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Wayde Van Niekerk
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Namibian model who became Victoria's Secret Angel in 2009
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Behati Prinsloo
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Noble Prize winner and religious leader who has fought against apartheid
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Desmond Tutu
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South African comedian and the host of The Daily Show
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Trevor Noah
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Zimbabwean actress who starred in the series The Walking Dead
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Danai Gurira
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King of Morocco since 1999
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Mohammed VI
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Mansa of the Mali Empire, sometimes called the wealthiest person in history
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Mansa Musa
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Captain of the Ivory Coast national team and one of Chelsea's greatest players
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Didier Drogba
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