Kwame Nkrumah was the first president of Ghana, instrumental in leading the country to independence from British rule, and a significant figure in the Pan-African movement.
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist, who founded the Négritude movement and served as Senegal's first president.
Joshua Nkomo was a prominent Zimbabwean nationalist and prominent figure in the struggle for independence, recognized as a founding father of modern Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician, serving as Prime Minister and later President, whose rule was marred by economic decline and human rights abuses.