Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
- ZA-COM-10710
- Corporate body
Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television and commercial and independent radio broadcasts.
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People and OrganisationsCivil Co-operation Bureau (CCB)
- ZA-COM-10708
- Corporate body
Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB) was a government-sponsored counterinsurgency unit, during the apartheid era. The CCB, operated under the authority of Defence Minister General Magnus Malan. The Truth and Reconciliation Committee, pronounced the CCB guilty of numerous killings, and suspected more killings.
- ZA-COM-10707
- Corporate body
African Union Society was created in Newport, Rhode Island. While most blacks from Rhode Island were free by 1807, strong prejudice and oppression were present before and after that date. The AUS developed partly in response to these difficulties, as well as a forum for black cultural discussion. The society is considered one of the first formal organizations founded by free blacks in the United States, and the first mutual aid society for African Americans, although similar societies would form over the next thirty years throughout the Northeast.
- ZA-COM-10706
- Corporate body
South African Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of South Africa's leading firms and major global corporations with a strong presence in the country. The Foundation is a non-partisan, independent voice of South African business leaders. It is exclusively funded by private subscriptions from its business members in order to promote South Africa's and its people's interests. The Foundation aims to create and express unified positions on macroeconomic and other national issues, as well as to support the interests and further expansion of South Africa's private sector both locally and abroad.
- ZA-COM-10705
- Corporate body
European Pressphoto Agency is an independent news photo organization and its employees and collaborators are under the obligation not to allow governments, political parties or any ideological, financial or partisan group to influence their professional work.
- ZA-COM-10704
- Corporate body
Christian Democratic Party is a Christian social conservative party in South Africa. Since 1970, Theunis Botha, a Christian cleric, has served as the CDP's leader. He founded the Christian Drama Workshop (CDW) and the Christian Fellowship of Ministries (CFM). He was a councillor on the Pretoria City Council and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislative Assembly (MPL) since 1994.
National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
- ZA-COM-10703
- Corporate body
- 1966 -
Society for Young Africans (SOYA)
- ZA-COM-10702
- Corporate body
Society for Young Africans (SOYA) was a youth organisation mostly African launched to counter the rabid racism of the Youth League with its slogan “Africa for the Africans”.
National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
- ZA-COM-107016
- Corporate body
National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was an important force for liberalism and later radicalism in South African student anti-apartheid politics. Its mottos included non-racialism and non-sexism.
Young Womens' Christian Association (YWCA)
- ZA-COM-10701
- Corporate body
Young Womens' Christian Association (YWCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering, leading, and protecting the rights of women, young women, and girls in over 100 countries. The nonprofit's headquarters are in Washington, DC, and the World office is currently housed in Geneva, Switzerland.
- ZA-COM-10700
- Person
- 30 March 1746 - 16 April 1828
Francisco Little is an award-winning South African photographer based in Cape Town.
South African department of justice and correctional services
- ZA-COM-10679
- Corporate body
South African department of justice and correctional services contribute to the maintenance and protection of a just, peaceful and safe society by implementing court-ordered sentences, holding offenders in safe custody and fostering their feeling of social responsibility while respecting their human dignity.
- ZA-COM-10677
- Corporate body
Born To Win Foundation aim to specifically support the boy child and inspire them to contribute to a positive society. The programme is proactive in its nature instead of being reactive to major challenges like GBV and crime.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
- ZA-COM-10676
- Corporate body
- 1810 -
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College.
- ZA-COM-10675
- Corporate body
Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican religious community for men in England. It is based in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and has 13 members as of February 2021. The community reflects Anglicanism in its broad nature and is strongly engaged in the life of the Anglican Communion.
- ZA-COM-10674
- Person
- 06 July 1796 - 02 March 1855
Nicholas, 1 (Tsar) reigned as Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 until his death in 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas inherited his brother's throne despite the failed Decembrist revolt against him.
- ZA-COM-10673
- Person
Harris, Karen Leigh is a full professor in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students in history as well as heritage and cultural tourism. Apart from being appointed the new Head of Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, she is also the Director of the University Archives, the Chairperson of the Historical Association of South Africa; Executive Board Member of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas.
- ZA-COM-10672
- Person
- 1988 -
Iván Rivera Jovel, Daniel is an audiovisual producer, screenwriter, and writer. He has dabbled in radio, television, and film, but film is his true love. He has competed in various literary competitions, including the "Latin American Story Contest Edmundo Valadez" sponsored by Puebla's "House of Culture." He took part in "The Burning House's" "Puchi Award" competition in Madrid, Spain. Finally, he entered the Gandhi bookstore's "Mauricio Achar" prize competition in 2019.
- ZA-COM-10671
- Corporate body
- 1968 -
International Missionary Council
- ZA-COM-10670
- Corporate body
- 1921 -
International Missionary Council was a protestant ecumenical missionary organization founded in 1921 that united with the World Council of Churches in 1961 to form the World Council of Churches' Division of World Mission and Evangelism.
- ZA-COM-1067
- Corporate body
- ZA-COM-10669
- Corporate body
- 1960 -
Kenyan African Union (KANU) is a Kenyan political party that controlled for nearly four decades after the country gained independence from British colonial authority in 1963, until losing an election in 2002. From 1944 until 1952, it was known as Kenya African Union. From 1952 through 1960, the colonial administration outlawed the KAU.
Mozambican Resistance Movement (RENAMO)
- ZA-COM-10668
- Corporate body
- 1975 -
Mozambican Resistance Movement (RENAMO) is a Mozambican militant organization and political movement. It was created in 1975 as part of an anti-communist response against the country's government FRELIMO party, and is sponsored by the Rhodesian Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).
South African Committee on Higher Education (SACHED)
- ZA-COM-10667
- Corporate body
- 1959 -
South African Committee on Higher Education (SACHED) was established in 1959 as an innovative reaction to the problem in university education caused by the National Party government's decision to enforce apartheid at the university level, completing its apartheid educational plan.
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)
- ZA-COM-10666
- Corporate body
- 1994 -
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is the successor organization of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, which was founded in 1994 to end apartheid's legacy and promote rights, equality, and sustainable development in Southern Africa. Its mission is to involve people in Southern Africa who are affected by political, civil, social, and economic injustices, as well as to guide key people in driving change and delivering justice to those who are victims of human rights breaches and inequality.
South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC)
- ZA-COM-10665
- Corporate body
- 1990 -
South West African National Union (SWANU)
- ZA-COM-10664
- Corporate body
- 1959 -
South West African National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party. The party's president is Charles Katjivirue.
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA)
- ZA-COM-10663
- Corporate body
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) was originally the armed wing of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola but later became Angola's official armed forces when the MPLA took control of the government. The FAPLA fought the SADF and UNITA/FALA constantly from the 1970s, part of the Angolan civil war and the South African boarder war including during Operation Savannah Operation Sceptic.
International University Exchange Fund (IUEF)
- ZA-COM-10662
- Corporate body
- 1961-1981
International University Exchange Fund (IUEF) was established at the International Student Conference (ISC) headquarters in Leiden, Netherlands, with the goal of supporting refugees. Later, it was relocated to Geneva, where it approved a new constitution and established a board of Nordic non-governmental organizations, particularly student and youth organizations. Sweden's Lars-Gunnar Eriksson was named Director of the IUEF, with plans to develop the organization and provide scholarships for Southern African students, among other things.
- ZA-COM-10661
- Person
- 1956 -
Mofokeng wa Makhetha, Jerry is a South African stage and screen actor who has appeared in several critically acclaimed films, including Cry The Beloved Country, Lord of War, Mandela and de Klerk and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film Tsotsi.
- ZA-COM-10660
- Person
Bertelsman, Judge Eberhard was a public prosecutor and Member of the Pretoria Bar. He was an acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa in 1989, 1995, 1998 and 1999 and became a Judge of the High Court in February, 2000.
- ZA-COM-10659
- Person
- 28 July 1954 - 05 March 2013
Chávez Frías, Hugo Rafael was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002.
- ZA-COM-10658
- Person
- 1867 - 1913
Letsie II was the son of Lerotholi. He became the ruler upon the death of Lerotholi in 1905, but took little interest in government. He was succeeded by his brother, Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi.
- ZA-COM-10657
- Person
- 1868 - 1913
Dinizulu ka Cetshwayo, was the king of the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913. He succeeded his father Cetshwayo, who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially recognised as such by the British.
- ZA-COM-10656
- Person
Langalibalele, was king of the amaHlubi, a Bantu tribe in what is the modern-day province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He was born on the eve of the arrival of European settlers in the province. After conflict with the Zulu king Mpande, he fled with his people to the Colony of Natal in 1848
- ZA-COM-10655
- Person
- 1926 - 2021
Jongilizwe was a Xhosa chief from Alice in Eastern Cape. His reign as chief of the Bhele tribe started in 1959. On 1 January 1968, he became the first chief executive councillor of the Ciskei Territorial Authority and later on August 1st of 1972 ascended to newly created position of Chief Minister.
- ZA-COM-10654
- Person
- 1789 - 1835
Hintsa, was the king of the Xhosa Kingdom founded by his great ancestor, King Tshawe. He ruled from 1820 until his death in 1835. The Xhosa Kingdom at its peak during his reign stretched from Mbhashe River, south of Mthatha to the Gamtoos River, in the Southern Cape.
Montgomery, Bernard Law (Field Marshal)
- ZA-COM-10653
- Person
- 1887-1976
Montgomery, Bernard Law was one of the most prominent and successful British commanders of the Second World War, he notably commanded the Allies against General Erwin Rommel in North Africa, and in the invasions of Italy and Normandy.
- ZA-COM-10652
- Person
- 1895 - 1970
Pather, P.R. was the secretary of the Aryan Young Men's Progressive Association and the Hindu-Tamil Institute, served on the Durban Indian Child Welfare Society and the Natal Indian Council for Child Welfare, joint secretary of the NIC, foundig member of the Colo
Shepherd, Robert Henry Wishart 'R.H.W'
- ZA-COM-10651
- Person
- 1888 – 1971
Shepherd, Robert Henry Wishart 'R.H.W' was a 20th-century Scots-born minister and biblical scholar serving in South Africa firstly for the United Free Church of Scotland then for the Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1959.
- ZA-COM-10650
- Person
- 1913 - 1966
Leibbrandt, Robey was a South African Olympian sportsman, who during World War II acted as an Abwehr agent for the Third Reich against the British Empire in South Africa. He was convicted of High Treason in 1943 in a South African court and imprisoned for 5 years.
- ZA-COM-10649
- Person
- 1450 -1500
Diaz, Bartholomew was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In 1488 he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships lay in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast.
- ZA-COM-10648
- Person
- 1921–1977
Sullivan, LB was a highly visible public official and segregationist in Alabama.
- ZA-COM-10647
- Person
- 18 January 1689 - 10 February 1755
Montesquieu, Baron de was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He was the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
- ZA-COM-10646
- Person
- 27 October 1952 -
Fukuyama, Francis is an American political scientist, political economist, and writer.
Jordan, Archibald Campbell Mzolisa 'AC'
- ZA-COM-10645
- Person
- 1906 - 1968
Jordan, Archibald Campbell Mzolisa 'AC' was a novelist, literary historian and intellectual pioneer of African studies in South Africa.
- ZA-COM-10644
- Person
- 31 March 1948 -
Gore, Al J is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under president Bill Clinton.
- ZA-COM-10643
- Person
- 1744 - 1803
Herder, Johann Gottfried von was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.
- ZA-COM-10642
- Person
- 09 May 1849 – 13 April 1921
Leutwein, Theodor was colonial administrator of German Southwest Africa from 1894 to 1904.
- ZA-COM-10641
- Person
- 1842 - 1916
Lewanika, King was the Lozi Litunga of Barotseland from 1878 to 1916. A detailed, although biased, description of King 'Lubossi' can be found in the Portuguese explorer Alexandre de Serpa Pinto's 1878–1879 travel narrative Como eu atravessei a África.
- ZA-COM-10640
- Person
- 1913 - 1991
french-Beytagh, Gonville was an Anglican priest who served as the Dean of Johannesburg. He was also an anti-apartheid activist and was held in solitary confinement before going on trial for his activism.
- ZA-COM-10639
- Person
- 06 February 1935 -
Ashinaga, Yoshiomi Tamai is a Japanese activist, philanthropist, and educator. He is the founder and president of Ashinaga and the founder and headmaster of Kokorojuku dormitory.
- ZA-COM-10638
- Person
- 28 December 1955 - 13 July 2017
Liu Xiabo was a Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China.
- ZA-COM-10637
- Person
- 17 September 1979 -
King, Shawn is an American writer, civil rights activist and co-founder of Real Justice PAC. He uses social media to promote social justice causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement.
- ZA-COM-10636
- Person
- 25 August 1964 -
Underwood, Blair is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law.
- ZA-COM-10635
- Person
- 1762 - 1814
Fichte, Gottlieb was a German philosopher who became a founding figure of the philosophical movement known as German idealism, which developed from the theoretical and ethical writings of Immanuel Kant.
de Gaulle, Charles André Joseph Marie
- ZA-COM-10634
- Person
- 1890 - 1970
de Gaulle, Charles André Joseph Marie was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France.
- ZA-COM-10633
- Person
- 01 June 1924 - 12 April 2006
Coffin, William S 'Bill' was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ.
- ZA-COM-10632
- Person
- 23 October 1970 -
Kasukuwere, Saviour is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and National Housing between October and November 2017. He was also the ZANU–PF party's national political commissar until December 2017.
Shevardnadze, Eduard Ambrosiyevich
- ZA-COM-10631
- Person
- 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014
Shevardnadze, Eduard Ambrosiyevich was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia for several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation in 2003 and also served as the final Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- ZA-COM-10630
- Person
- 1917 - 2005
King, John Leonard (Baron) was a British businessman who was noted for leading British Airways from an inefficient, nationalised company to one of the most successful airlines of recent times. This success was a flagship of Margaret Thatcher's privatisation programme.
Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett
- ZA-COM-10629
- Person
- 22 November 1873 - 16 September 1955
Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett was a British Conservative journalist, politician, and member of numerous Cabinets. During his career, he was noted for his interest in military preparedness, British India and the British Empire and for his opposition to appeasement.
- ZA-COM-10628
- Person
- 09 April 1835 - 17 December 1909
Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 and, through his own efforts, the owner and absolute ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.
Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho
- ZA-COM-10627
- Person
- 1938 - 1996
Moshoeshoe II was the Paramount Chief of Basutoland succeeding paramount chief Seeiso from 1960 until the country gained full independence from Britain in 1966. He was King of Lesotho from 1966 until his exile in 1990, and from 1995 until his death in 1996.
- ZA-COM-10626
- Person
- 1903 - 1991
Olaf V was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. He was also the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King of Norway in 1905.
- ZA-COM-10625
- Person
- 1896 - 1966
MacDermott, TWL was a Canadian diplomat and academic.
- ZA-COM-10624
- Person
- 1922 - 2014
Mohammed, Nazim (Sheikh) was a Turkish Cypriot Muslim scholar, Sufi sheikh and one of the most influential guides of the Sublime Naqshbandí Order of Sunni Islam, lead by the Hazrat Ishaans.
- ZA-COM-10623
- Person
- 07 September 1930 - 31 July 1993
Badouin, King was King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo. Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden.
- ZA-COM-10622
- Person
- 1911 - 1991
Garcia Robels, Alfonso was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
- ZA-COM-10621
- Person
- 1911 - 2004
Scarman, Lord was an english judge and barrister, who served as a Law Lord until his retirement in 1986.
- ZA-COM-10620
- Person
- 1936 - 2010
Wannenburgh, Alf was a South African author, journalist, and anti-Apartheid activist of Anglo-Germanic and French Huguenot descent. He attended Rondebosch Boys High School and received his undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology and African History from the University of Cape Town.
- ZA-COM-10619
- Person
- 18 August 1932 - 08 February 2022
Montagnier, Luc was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus.
- ZA-COM-10618
- Person
- 1927 - 1986
Palme, Olaf was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. He led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986.
Strachan, Robert Harold Lundie 'Jock'
- ZA-COM-10617
- Person
- 01 December 1925 – 07 February 2020
Strachan, Robert Harold Lundie 'Jock' was a white South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. He flew for the South African Air Force during the Second World War, trained as an artist, then became Umkhonto we Sizwe's first explosives expert.
- ZA-COM-10616
- Person
- 1925 - 2017
Bauman, Zygmunt was a Polish sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. He emigrated to Israel; three years later he moved to the United Kingdom.
- ZA-COM-10615
- Person
- 1936 - 2003
Banana, Canaan was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. He was Zimbabwe's first head of state after the Lancaster House Agreement that led to the country’s independence.
- ZA-COM-10614
- Person
- 1953 -
Waluś, Janusz Jakub is a Polish convicted murderer. He previously held dual Polish-South Africancitizenship from 1986 until his South African citizenship was revoked in 2017. He is Known for assassination of Chris Hani.
- ZA-COM-10613
- Person
- 1951
Erlmann, Veit is a cultural historian, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and the Endowed Chair of Music History at the University of Texas at Austin. His main areas of interest are music and popular culture in South Africa and Indonesia, sound studies, and the anthropology of intellectual property law.
- ZA-COM-10612
- Person
- 1860 - 1904
Chekhov, Anton was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers in the world. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.
- ZA-COM-10611
- Person
- 1815 -1898
Bismarck, Otto von was a conservative German statesman and diplomat. From his base in the upper class of Junker landowners, Bismarck rose rapidly in Prussian politics.
- ZA-COM-10610
- Person
- 24 June 1870 - 16 July 1947
Mbelle, Horatio Isaiah 'Bud' was a teacher, first African to pass the Cape Civil Service Examination, court interpreter at the Supreme Court at Grahamstown and later interpreter at the Supreme Court of Griqualand West at Kimberley.He was also an insurance agent, author and Genera.
- ZA-COM-10609
- Person
- 1953 -
Yong, Soon is a Korean born American artist, curator, and educator. She serves as professor emeritus at University of California, Irvine. Her artwork deals with issues including Korean American identity, politics, personal narrative, and culture.
- ZA-COM-10608
- Person
- 03 July 1848 - 31 March 1920
Trotha, Lothar von was a German military commander during the European new colonial era.
- ZA-COM-10607
- Person
- 17 March 1919 - 15 March 1965
Cole, Nat King wasan American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway.
- ZA-COM-10606
- Person
- 22 June 1949 -
Streep, Meryl is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability.
- ZA-COM-10605
- Person
- 07 October 1854 - 03 February 1922
De Wet, CR was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician. Born on the Leeuwkop farm, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State, he later resided at Dewetsdorp, named after his father, Jacobus Ignatius de Wet.
- ZA-COM-10604
- Person
- 1866 - 1942
Hertzog, JB 'Barry' was a South African politician and soldier. He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who served as the third prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939.
- ZA-COM-10603
- Person
- 14 November 1935 - 07 February 1999
Hussein, King was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil.
- ZA-COM-10602
- Person
- 07 November 1926 - 10 October 2010
Sutherland, Joan was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
- ZA-COM-10601
- Person
- 04 January 1901 - 31 May 1989
James, CLR was a Trinidadian historian, journalist and Marxist. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts.
- ZA-COM-10600
- Person
- 14 November 1908 - 02 May 1957
McCarthy, J was an American politician and attorney who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957.
- ZA-COM-10599
- Person
- 19 November 1933 - 23 January 2021
King, Larry was an American television and radio host, whose awards included 2 Peabodys, an Emmy and 10 Cable ACE Awards.
- ZA-COM-10598
- Person
- 29 October 1965
Clerk, Christy is a Canadian former politician who served as the 35th premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. She was sworn in as premier on 14 March 2011, after she won the leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2011 leadership election on 26 February 2011.
- ZA-COM-10597
- Person
- 1930 - 2019
Bloom, Harold (Prof) was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was described as "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world.
- ZA-COM-10596
- Person
- 13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939
Yeats, William Butler was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
- ZA-COM-10595
- Person
- 1928 -
Ramphal, Sonny (Sir) is a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, holding the position from 1975 to 1990.
- ZA-COM-10594
- Person
- 24 November 1632 - 21 February 1677
Spinoza, Baruch was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. One of the foremost exponents of 17th-century Rationalism and one of the early and seminal thinkers of the Enlightenment.
- ZA-COM-10593
- Person
- 05 December 1931 - 09 February 1991
Cleveland, James was an American gospel singer, musician and composer. He was also known as the King of Gospel. Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop, and jazz in arrangements for mass choirs.
- ZA-COM-10592
- Person
- 19 May 1925 - 21 February 1965
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the black community.
- ZA-COM-10591
- Person
- 05 December 1901 - 15 December 1966
Disney, Walt was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons.
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