История Африки в биографиях

This book is a history of Tropical and South Africa in biographies. It presents the fates of those who have shaped the history of the continent since the beginning of the 19th century. to the present day, who remained in the historical memory of its peoples and became history itself. The book includes biographies of people who have embodied certain trends, phenomena, ideologies, processes in regions and countries. The authors sought not only to list the biographical data of this or that figure, but to trace his life in the context of the era and environment, to show the problems and tasks that they faced, the solutions that he proposed, and the results of his activities. This is the first such work of the biographical genre in the history of domestic African studies. It is based on extensive documentary material, including previously unknown documents from domestic and foreign archives. Strict scientific character is combined with accessibility and simplicity of presentation. For historians, university professors, students and anyone interested in African history.