feature: “great african military leaders who repelled european and arab oppression”

There have been many “Great African Military leaders” in the history of our civilization. Some will be familiar, such as Toussaint L’Ouverture (pictured above); but there are many who have been left out of the history textbooks (dare I say, deliberately). The Atlanta Black Star has profiled some of these great leaders who fought courageously against European and Arab oppression. Explore, below.  

By Alexander Aplerku, AFROPUNK Contributor

Hannibal Barca

King Shaka Zulu

Tariq ibn Ziyad

Ras Mengesha Yohannes

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Hendrik Witboii

Taharqa