Heroes List by @Tûkûn̰iofq

Heroes List.

5 heroes · 4 countries · 1869–2013

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The exhibit

5 heroes

Manifesto

"1. Unity in Diversity* Sudan is not one tribe, one language, or one religion. It is many. Our list rejects division and builds a Sudan where Masalit, Dinka, Nuer, Beja, Fur, Arab, and all communities share equal citizenship. We protect cultural identity, local languages,...."

YASIN ABDALLA YAHYA ADAM's #1

John Garang

1946–2005

1940s

Kwame Nkrumah

1909–1972 · Gold Coast Colony, Ghana · politician, writer, diplomat

1900s

Thomas Sankara

1949–1987 · Republic of Upper Volta, Burkina Faso · politician, military officer, states...

1940s

St. Josephine Bakhita

1869–1947 · Sudanese, Italian · Canossian Religious Sister

1860s

Why they matter

A Sudanese-born former slave who gained legal freedom in Italy, converted to Catholicism, and dedicated her life to religious service with the Canossian Sisters.

Nelson Mandela

1918–2013 · South Africa · politician, autobiographer, lawyer

1910s

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