King of Kuba Nyimi Kok Mabiintsh III
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Uganda Kings
Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
Queen of Buganda Sylvia Nagginda Liswata
King of Toro Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV
Toro King Iguru Rukidi IV and Princess komutale
Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere
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Morroco King
King Mohammed V
King Mohammed V
King Mohammed V
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Swaziland King
King Mswati III
King Mswati III
King Mswati III and wife
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Ethiopian Emperor
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie
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RASTAFARI!
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South African King
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu
Zulu king Zwelithini Kabhekhuzulu
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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu
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One Muurish Kingly Nation...
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African Popes
Egyptian Coptic Christianity Pope Pope Theodoros II
Egyptian Coptic Pope Theodoros II or Tawadros II and Roman Catholic Pope Francis.
Ethiopian Popes Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Pope Abune Mathias
Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Pope Abune Mathias
Ethiopian Christian Pope Abune Matthias
Previous Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Pope Abune Paulos
Previous Ethiopian Christian Pope Abune Paulos and Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III
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Cameroun Kings
King of Bana Hapi IV Bana is a village in the West Province of Cameroon, near the town of Bafang. The weather is cold. The main production is coffee and other vegetables.It is also the native place of long time Los Angeles resident and businessman Jean Noel Happi Djeumo
King Ngie Kamga Joseph Fon of Bandjun Formerly a chief administator and cabinet chief for the finance Minister of Cameroun in 1964, Kamga Joseph is the thirteenth Fon of Bandjun. On the day of his predecessor’s funeral, he was stopped in the Bandjun market by two Bamileke chiefs, “the hangmen”, in the middle of the nobles and princes who wept the deceased King. Wearing a head dress made of sisal as a sign of humility, he was taken to the noblemen, the “tafo meru”, where he learned during nine weeks how to be a King
Sultan of Fumban and Mfon of the Ba Amun El Hadj Seidou Njimoluh Njoyah Eighty years old, the sultan Njoya has been on the throne for more than fifty years. At the age of twenty nine, he inherited the famous Bamun throne, founded in the sixteenth century. He was chosen, by the kingdom’s council of wisemen, among one hundred and seventy seven of his father’s children, the famous Sultan Njoya.
His father, an enlightened sovereign, spent twelve years to invent his own alphabet, made of eighty symbols. He wanted to be able to write in the Bamun language the kingdom’s history. At this time, the oral tradition dominated. In 1913, while Cameroon was still a German colony, Sultan Njoya equiped himself with his own printing house
Sultan of Rey Bouba Bouba Abdoulaye The Baba (sultan) of Rey-Bouba rules over fifty five thousand subjects, and his territory is as large as Belgium and Luxemburg reunited (35 000Km2). It is wrong to call him Lamido, because he was never a vassal to Sokoto. A former parliamentarian in the Camerounian Assembly, Bouba Abdoulaye had to leave everything and renounce modern life in order to suceed his father.
His great-grand father, Bouba Ndjidda came from Mali in 1799, with his Fulani warriors, and decided to settle on the borders of Adamawa, at the edge of the Mayo-Rey river. He placed a white flag, a silver drum, a sword and a basket containing the royal secrets, and built a palace with a surrounding wall that was 800 meters long and seven meters high.
Today these walls shelter one of the most traditional soverains of Africa. He exercises an invisible and permanent power. He is only allowed to go out three times during the year. The Baba is the center of the world and the kingdom. He knows everything, and has to know everything. Hundreds of agents keep him informed of all the movements and acts in his kingdom
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Nigerian Kings
Oni of Ife Olubuse II Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, or Sijuade, (born 1 January 1930) became the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife in 1980, taking the regnal name Olubuse II.[1] Ife is a traditional Yoruba state based in the town of Ife in Osun State, Nigeria. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin, Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri, as well as by representatives of the Queen of England
Sijuwade was born on 1 January 1930 in Ile-Ife to the Ogboru ruling house, grandson of the Ooni Sijuwade Adelekan Olubuse I. He studied at Abeokuta Grammar School and Oduduwa College in Ile-Ife. He worked for three years in his father's business, then for two years with the Nigerian Tribune, before attending Northampton College in the United Kingdom to study business management. By the age of 30 he was a manager in Leventis, a Greek-Nigerian conglomerate. In 1963 he became Sales Director of the state-owned National Motor in Lagos. After spotting a business opportunity during a 1964 visit to the Soviet Union, he formed a company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in Nigeria, which became the nucleus of a widespread business empire. He also invested in real estate in his home town of Ile Ife. By the time Sijuwade was crowned Ooni in 1980 he had become a wealthy man.
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Sijuwade is a Christian. In November 2009 he attended the annual general meeting of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria accompanied by 17 other traditional rulers. He declared that he a was full member of the church, and said all the monarchs who accompanied him would now become members.[4] At his birthday celebration two months later, the Primate of the Anglican Communion described Sijuwade as "a humble monarch, who has the fear of God at heart
Obi of Onicha Alfred Achebe The Obi of Onitsha is the traditional leader of Onitsha, Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. The post of the Obi is recognised by the state and federal governments of Nigeria, and the Obi himself is seen as a representative of the people of Onitsha to the state and federal levels of government. The current Obi is Igwe Nnayelugo Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe
Erediauwa was born in 1923, son of Oba Akenzua II. Before being crowned he was known as Prince Solomon, Aiseokhuoba, Igbinoghodua Akenzua. He attended Government College, Ibadan (1939–1945), then Yaba College, before going to King's College, Cambridge to study Law and Administration. He joined the Eastern Nigeria Civil Service in 1957 as a District Officer, later moving to the Federal Civil Service where he retired as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in 1973. For a short period he was the regional representative of Gulf Oil. In 1975 he was appointed Commissioner for Finance in Bendel State during the Military Administration of Major-General George Agbazika Innih.[1]
Ascending to the throne on 23 March 1979, he celebrated his 30th anniversary in 2009. During this period, he several times acted as a peacemaker between politicians. For example, he intervened in a dispute between Abia State governor Orji Uzor Kalu and Tony Anenih, Chairman of the People's Democratic Party Board of Trustees, and resolved another face-off involving Anenih and former Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion.[2] Apart from the ceremonial aspects, his 30th anniversary festival was a week long carnival and a showcase of Benin arts and culture, with numerous performances of traditional music and dance, as well as an art exhibition and food fair
Sultan Muhamadu Kabir Usman Kabir's reign was characterized by his down to earth nature. Kabir was well educated and knew the Qur'an well, he was therefore considered both as an emir and an Islamic scholar, and was known to have written whole copies of the Qur'an with his hand. Kabir was known by the epithet "Limamin Sarakuna dan Shehu" (The imam of emirs, the son of Shehu). Kabir also created new districts in the emirate during his reign.
One of the highlights of Kabir's reign was the creation of Katsina State, comprising Katsina and Daura emirates, out of the then Kaduna State. Kabir also demolished the famous Masallacin Dutsi, which was built by his grandfather Muhammadu Dikko in 1935, and constructed the Katsina central mosque which is still in use today.
Like his father and grandfather, Kabir was a Polo enthusiast, having started playing when he was a teenager, and playing well into his sixties. He became the life President of the Nigerian Polo association, and the Emir of Katsina charity shield tournament was held in his honor.
Kabir preached peace and tolerance, and always preached to his subjects to live in peace, he also always tried to remind them of life after death, and God's final judgement. He also received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Benin, and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, where he served as Chancello
Emir of Kano Ado Bayero with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Bayero became emir during the first republic, at a time when Nigeria was going through rapid social and political changes and regional, sub-regional and ethnic discord was increasing. In his first few years, two pro-Kano political movements gained support among some Kano elites. The Kano People's Party emerged during the reign of Muhammadu Inuwa and supported the deposed Emir Sanusi, but it soon evaporated. The Kano State Movement emerged towards the end of 1965 and favored more economic autonomy for the province.
The death in 1966 of many political agitators from northern Nigeria, and the subsequent establishment of a unitary state, consolidated a united front in the northern region but also resulted in a spate of violence there, including in Kano. Bayero's admirers credit him with bringing calm and stability during this and later crises in Kano.
As emir, he became a patron of Islamic scholarship and embraced Western education as a means to succeed in a modern Nigeria. The constitutional powers of the emir were whittled down by the military regimes between 1966 and 1979. The Native Authority Police and Prisons Department was abolished, the emir's judicial council was supplanted by another body, and local government reforms in 1968, 1972, and 1976 reduced the powers of the emir. During the second republic, he witnessed hostilities from the People's Redemption Party led government of Abubakar Rimi.
In 2002 he led a Kano elders forum in opposing the onshore and offshore abrogation bill.
On 19 January 2013, a failed assassination attempt left two of his sons injured and his driver and bodyguard dead, among others
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Ghanaean Kings
Asante King Otumfuo NaNa Osei TuTu II
Asante King Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Asante King Osei Tutu II and Israel ex Prime minister Shimon Peres
Asante King Osei Tutu II with UK Prince Charles Windsor.
Osei Tutu II (Otumfuo Osei Tutu, born 6 May 1950), is the 16th King Asantehene of the Kingdom of Ashanti absolute monarchy and head of the Ashanti Royal house of the House of Beretuo Dynasty, King of Ashanti and the Ashanti people in Ashanti, Ghana.[2] King Asantehene Osei Tutu II ascended the Golden Stool throne on 26 April 1999. By name, king Asantehene Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the founder of the Empire of Ashanti, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I.
Born on 6 May 1950, and named Nana Barima Kwaku Dua, King Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the youngest of the five children Ashanti Queen Nana Afua Kobi Serwaa Ampem, II, Asantehemaa (Queen mother of the Kingdom of Ashanti). His father's name is Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa from Kantinkyere in Ashanti and was also the Brehyia Duke" of Ashanti. Nana Kwame Boakye-Dankwa passed away on 1 January 2002, in Kumasi, Ashanti.
King Asantehene Osei Tutu II has six children. King Asantehene Osei Tutu II's father, Nana Boakye also had other children from other marriages. Some of his other siblings are Yaw Boateng (living in Canada), Kwaku Duah (USA), Kwabena Agyei-Bohyen, Afua Sarpong and Ama Agyemang (Kumasi, Ashanti), Fredua Agyeman Prempeh (USA), and Nana Kwasi Agyemang Prempeh.
King Asantehene Osei Tutu II' name at birth, Nana Barima Kwaku Duah, is the name of the Ashanti king's paternal grandfather.
The Asantehene is highly revered in the Kingdom of Ashanti, King Osei Tutu II of Ashanti, has frequently commented the works of Ghana politicians, even with critical undertones.[3][4][5][6][7]
King Osei Tutu II received international media attention after some of the Ashanti crown jewels were allegedly stolen from an Oslo hotel in October 2012
Akropong King Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III
A graduate from the University of London and an economic advisor for the Ghanaian administration, The King of Akropong holds for the last sixteen years the “sacred seat” of the Akuapem-Asona, one of the seven major Akan clans. To his right, his “spokesman” carries the royal emblem, the elephant, a remembrance that his kingdom was founded by force
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Congo Kings
KING MAKOKO AUGUSTE NGUEMPIO
We are The Anziku Kingdom, also called the Teke Kingdom, the Tyo Kingdom or Tio Kingdom.
The word Anziku comes from the KiKongo Anziku Nziku meaning "to run" referring to inhabitants who leave the interior to protect the border. The term was applied most famously to the BaTeke, which is why the state is sometimes called the kingdom of Teke or Tiyo.
Other groups within the Anziku included the Bampunu and Banzabi. The Empire is ruled by a king called a MAKOKO. This led to the state sometimes being labeled "Great Makoko" on European maps. According to the millenar tradition, the Makoko ruled over 13 crown vassal kings, also called King Princes.
Associated book: « Le Royaume TEKE » of Eugénie OPOU MOUAYINI
The traditional Teke kingdom is spread throughout central africa (parts of the following nations: Republic of Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and Angola
Kuba King Nyimi Mabiintsh IIi
The Nyimi Mabiintsh III is fifty years old. He acquired the throne at the age of twenty. As a descendant of god the creator, the king is attributed with supernatural powers. Due to his top position he is restricted by several contraints: he does not have the right to sit on the ground, and he cannot cross a cultivated field. Apart from his cook, no one has seen him eat. Moreover he never travels without him, and his personal cooking ustensils.
It took Laine three weeks to photograph the Nyimi (king) of the Kuba in his royal apparel, the “bwantshy”. The outfit made out of material stitched with beads and “cauris” (small shells used as money in Africa), weighs 160 lb. It takes more than two hours to dress the King, and two days of spiritual preparation to be sufficiently purified in order to wear the outfit. The weight and the heat of the bwantshy is such, that it is impossible to wear it more than one hour. The preceeding King had only worn it three time during his entire life
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Uganda Kings
Buganda King Ronald Mutebi II with wife Silvia Liswata
He was born at the Mengo Palace on 13 April 1955. He is the son of Major General Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1939 and 1969. His mother was Naabakyaala Sarah Nalule, Omuzaana Kabejja, of the Nkima clan. He was educated at Budo Junior School, King's Mead School in Sussex and Bradfield College a prestigious public school in West Berkshire. He then entered Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Law. He was appointed as Heir Apparent by his father on 6 August 1966 while he was still 11 years old.
On 21 November 1969, upon the death of his father, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II succeeded as the Head of the Royal House of Buganda. While on exile with his father, he worked as a double-glazing salesman in the UK.[1]
He returned to Uganda 1988, following the removal of the Obote II regime and the military junta that briefly replaced Obote II. He was proclaimed at Buddo on 24 July 1993, upon the restoration of the Ugandan Kingdoms. On 31 July 1993, he was crowned at Buddo. He assumed the style of His Majesty. He maintains his capital at Mengo
Toro King Iguru Rukidi IV
Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda. He was born on 16 April 1992 to King Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Best Kemigisa Kaboyo. Three and half years later in 1995, Oyo ascended the throne and succeeded his father to become the 12th ruler of the 180 year old Kingdom of Toro. He is currently the world's youngest ruling monarch, taking the place of previous record holder, King Mswati of Swaziland, who was crowned at 18 years of age
Three regents were charged with overseeing King Oyo's growth into the role of King and with handling the cultural affairs of the Kingdom during the King's youth. At the time of his coronation, the three regents included his mother, Queen Best (the Queen Mother); his aunt/godmother, Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya; and President Museveni.
The late Colonel Muamar Gaddafi, the leader of Libya, was a patron of the Kingdom of Toro with close ties to the royal family. The young King Oyo named Gaddafi the “defender” of the Kingdom and invited him to attend the 6th coronation anniversary celebrations in 2001. Gaddafi had made donations to the Kingdom, helping pay for refurbishments to the Palace in Fort Portal.
Rwenzori King Charle Mumbere with wife
Rwenzururu was established in the 1962 as the result of a secessionist movement by the Bakonjo people in the mountainous region of western Uganda. The revolt was led by Mumbere's father, Isaya Mukirane, who was recognized as the region's king.[1] Mumbere inherited the title at age 13, and assumed the position of king at age 18. When he was 30, he made an agreement with the government of Uganda by which the government sent him to the United States for an education. In 1984, at age 30, he enrolled in business school, but his government stipend was cut off. He obtained political asylum in the United States in 1987, received nurse's aide training, and began working in a nursing home near Washington, D.C.. He later moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he continued as a nurse's aide.[1]
He kept his royal title secret during most of his 25 years in the United States.[2] In July, 2009 Mumbere mentioned his kingship in an interview with The Patriot-News, the primary newspaper of Harrisburg, and said that he was considering returning to Uganda,[1] which had recently recognized Rwenzururu and designated Mumbere as Omusinga, or king.[3]
In October 2009, Mumbere returned to his homeland, where he was crowned on October 19.[1] His authority is limited to social and cultural matters
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Morocco King
Morocco King Mohammed VI and wife Princess Laila salma
King Muhammad VI
Mohammed VI (Arabic: محمد السادس, born 21 August 1963)[1] is the current King of Morocco. He acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999 upon the death of his father, King Hassan II.[2] His birthday is a public holiday
On 23 July 1999, Mohammed succeeded his father as king, being enthroned in Rabat on 30 July.[4]
Shortly after he took the throne, Mohammed VI addressed his nation via television, promising to take on poverty and corruption, while creating jobs and improving Morocco's human rights record. Mohammed's reformist rhetoric was opposed by Islamist conservatives, and some of his reforms angered fundamentalists. In February 2004, he enacted a new family code, or Mudawana, which granted women more power
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Swaziland King
King Mswati III
Mswati III (born Prince Makhosetive Dlamini on 19 April 1968) is the current King (or in the siSwati language, Ingwenyama) of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. Mswati was born in Masundvwini Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives Ntombi Tfwala.[1] Mswati was laTfwala’s only child. He attended primary school at Masundvwini Primary School and secondary school at Lozitha Palace School. He then attended from 1983 to 1986 Sherborne School in north-west Dorset, England. Makhosetive was crowned Mswati III, Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland on April 25, 1986 at the age of 18, thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch at the time in the world. Together with his mother Ntombi, now Queen Mother (Indlovukazi), he rules the country as an absolute monarch. Mswati III is known for his practice of polygyny (although at least two wives are appointed by the state) and currently has 15 wives.
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Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ qädamawi haylä səllasé[nb 1]; Amharic: [ha.ɪlɜ sɨlːase][nb 2] About this sound listen (help·info)) (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael,[4] was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He was the heir to a dynasty that traced its origins by tradition from King Solomon and Queen Makeda, Empress of Axum, known in the Abrahamic tradition as the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history.[5][6]
At the League of Nations in 1936, the Emperor condemned the use of chemical weapons by Italy against his people during the Second Italo–Ethiopian War.[7] His internationalist views led to Ethiopia's becoming a charter member of the United Nations, and his political thought and experience in promoting multilateralism and collective security have proved seminal and enduring. Among the Rastafari movement, whose followers are estimated at between 200,000 and 800,000, Haile Selassie is revered as the returned messiah of the Bible, God incarnate.[11][12] Beginning in Jamaica in the 1930s, the Rastafari movement perceives Haile Selassie as a messianic figure who will lead a future golden age of eternal peace, righteousness, and prosperity.[13] Haile Selassie was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian throughout his lif
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South African Kings
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu with wife Buthle Mamathe
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabekhuzulu with South African President Jacob Zuma.
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (born 14 July 1948 at Nongoma) is the reigning King of the Zulu nation under the Traditional Leadership clause of South Africa's republican constitution.
He became king on the death of his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, in 1968. Prince Israel Mcwayizeni kaSolomon acted as the regent from 1968 to 1971 while the King took refuge in St. Helena for three years to avoid assassination. After his 21st birthday and his first marriage, Zwelithini was installed as the eighth monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony at Nongoma on 3 December 1971, attended by 20,000 people
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African popes: Egyptian Pope
Coptic Pope Tawadros II
Coptic Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉόⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ Arabic: البابا تواضروس الثاني) (born November 4, 1952) is the 118th and current Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, succeeding the late Pope Shenouda III. He took office on 18 November 2012, a fortnight after being selected
Pope Tawadros II was born Waǧīh Ṣubḥī Bāqī Sulaymān (وجيه صبحى باقى سليمان) on 4 November 1952 in the city of Mansoura in Egypt.[2] He studied at the University of Alexandria, where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1975.[5] After a few years of managing a state-owned pharmaceutical factory, he joined the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi Natrun to study theology for two years. He was ordained priest in 1989
On 15 June 1997, he was consecrated as a general bishop by his predecessor as Pope, Shenouda III, with the Greek name of Theodoros, which translates to Tawadros in Coptic or Theodore in English. Arabic spelling: تاوضروس. He was assigned to serve in the Eparchy of Behira in the northwestern Delta
Pope Tawadros II started his papacy amid multiple changes in Egypt. He said that the Orthodox Church is committed to keeping Article 2 of Egypt’s draft constitution intact, as it was in the old constitution [9] and ended supporting the withdrawal of the Egyptian churches from Egypt’s Constituent Assembly despite efforts by the presidency to convince them to return.[10] Bishop Raphael, who came first in the election stage of papal selection, was appointed general secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
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African Pope : Ethiopian Coptic Tewahedo Pope
Ethiopian Coptic Tewahedo Pope Abune Mathias
Ethiopian Pope Abune Mathias
Ethiopian Pope Abune Mathias
Abune Mathias (also sometimes Mattias) is the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.[1] His full title is "His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimano
Abune Mathias became the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the election held on 28 February 2013 where he received 500 of the 806 the votes cast by a college of electors representing various sections of the Church.[3] He was enthroned at Holy Trinity Cathedral on March 3, 2013, in the presence of the heirarchs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church (Egypt), the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India and many other representatives of other churches.
Abune Mathias is fluent in Amharic, Tigrigna, English, Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic
Ethiopian Coptic Tewahedo Church Pope Abune Paulos
Ethiopian Coptic Tewahedo Pope Abune Paulos
Abune Paulos (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2012)[1] was Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1992–2012). His full title was "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ichege of the See of St. Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum and one of the seven serving Presidents of the World Council of Churches
Following the fall of the Derg in 1991, the then Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abuna Merkorios, was dethroned in circumstances that remain under dispute. Patriarch Abune Merkorios and his supporters maintain that he was forced from office by the new EPRDF-led government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and its supporters, while his opponents maintain that the Patriarch abdicated following numerous protests against him by the faithful. His attempt to reverse his abdication was refused by the Holy Synod of the Church which authorized a new Patriarchal election. Abune Paulos was elected in 1992, and Abune Merkorios and his supporters went into exile, establishing a rival synod in the United States. The enthronement of Abune Paulos as Patriarch is still recognized by all the canonical Orthodox Christian Churches, including the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Patriarchate in Alexandria, Egypt.[citation needed] He was the first Tigray head of the church
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Ivory Coast Kings
Kenou King Tchifi Zi Jean Gervais
His Majesty Jean Gervais Tchiffi Zié (Côte d’Ivoire), Chief of the Krou chiefs, is the Permanent Secretary-General of the Council of the Forum of Kings, Sultans, Princes, Sheiks and Traditional Chiefs in Afric
Kenou King King Tchifi Zi Jean Gervais
Kenou King Tchifi Jean Gervais
Nzima King Nana Anan Tanoe
The political organization is hierarchical in structure, based on the ABUSUA, the family, and headed by the AHENFIE, the royal court.
The King, HENE and the queen mother, OBAHENE are institutions personifying the nation.
Actual decision-making power lies with an assembly of notables representing local chiefdoms.
This assembly elects the king from among candidates of royal blood
Nzima King Nana Anan Tanoe
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King of Benin
Abomey King Agboli AgboDedjlani
Dedjlani, a former policeman, waited six years to retire, and then proceeded with his secret coronation ceremonies.
“Officially”, there is no longer a king in Benin. But on september 30, 1989, Dedjlani put on his royal shoes, and at the age of fifty four became King of Abomey.
Being monogamous, he was obliged to marry two more wives to take care of his royal household. When he goes out, tradition requires that he be sheltered under an umbrella with his emblem. One of wives must always be next to him, carrying the royal spitting bowl. The King also has to wear his scepter in permanence. Holding it in his hand or hanging on his shoulder, more than a symbol, the scepter is the King.
The silver dust protector worn on the nose, dates from the nineteenth century, and was inherited from the King Gbehanzin. It protected the King’s nose from the dust, during the royal processions in Abomey
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King DRCongo
Lunda King Lunda King Kanong Esha
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South Africa, Zimbabwe Kings
Xhosa Kings Xhosa King Zwelonke Sigcawu
Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu (26 June 1926 - 31 December 2005 was the 11th paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 10 April 1965 to 31 December 2005. Xolilizwe was an active member of the House of Traditional Leaders. His was the oldest son of Bungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu.
Xolilizwe married five wives who produced five sons and six daughters
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King of Thailand
King Bhumibol Adulyadej aka Rama IX
King Bhumibol Adulyadej aka rama IX
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; RTGS: Phumiphon Adunyadet; pronounced [pʰuːmípʰōn ʔàdūnjādèːt] ( listen); see full title below; born 5 December 1927) is the reigning King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.[1]
King Bhumibol is respected[2][3] and revered by many Thais.[4] The King is legally considered "inviolable", and lèse majesté, that is, offence against the dignity of the monarch may be punished.[4] In 1957, the overthrow of the government was justified with allegations of lèse majesté.[5][6] Although Bhumibol invited public criticism in a 2005 speech,[7] politicians and individuals are still being arrested, though most are pardoned.[citation needed]
Bhumibol is credited with a social-economic theory of self-sufficiency. Forbes estimated Bhumibol's personal fortune, including property managed by the Crown Property Bureau which is considered national property,[8] to be US$30 billion in 2010, and he has been consistently placed at number one of the magazine's list of "The World's Richest Royals".[9][10] This estimation includes land ownership which the royal family says it does not own. The Crown Property Bureau spends money on public welfare such as youth development, however it does not pay taxes and its finances are reported only to Bhumibol.[11] Bhumibol himself has made donations to numerous development projects in Thailand, in areas including agriculture, environment, public health, occupational promotion, water resources, communications and public welfare.[12] Commemorations of Bhumibol's contributions to Thailand are ubiquitous in the Thai media
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Mossi King (Burkina Fasso)
Mogho Naba Baongho
After a short debate, the ruler, the Mogho Naba, reluctantly agrees to abandon his war. After all, he concedes, leaders need to remain alive to serve their people.
It is a centuries-old story, but one that is reenacted every Friday morning by the Mogho Naba at his palace in Ouagadougou, the shambling capital of impoverished, wind-swept Burkina Faso.
The ritual symbolizes the survival struggle of the 900-year-old Mossi monarchy, which is shared among four kings and is one of Africa's oldest and most resilient dynasties even though the nation is legally a republic.
After braving nearly a millennium of attacks by Arab and Berber armies, white French colonial masters and latter-day African dictators, Mossi kings and chiefs now face their toughest foe--modern society
The Mossi animist religion of worshiping ancestors and offering animal sacrifices has finally begun giving way to Islam after surviving centuries of Muslim conversion attempts.
A Mossi chief, Larle Naba Tigre, believes Islamic beliefs can coexist with animism--the Mogho Naba himself is a Muslim who also performs traditional rites. But the chief complains: "It is unacceptable that some people no longer offer sacrifices to our ancestors."
Despite the waning traditions and a lack of specified powers under the constitution, the Mossi kings and chiefs retain considerable influence in Burkina Faso's government because of their strong support among the majority Mossi people.
The hereditary Mossi aristocracy also have power to make judicial decisions in their communities and are often consulted by Parliament and the Cabinet. The kings and chiefs have feudal title over significant landholdings.
Mogho Naba Baongho
His great influence over local chieftains has survived French colonial rule and even the revolution initiated since 1983 by left-wing soldiers in this West African state.
The Mossi, Burkina Faso's majority tribe, built one of the oldest and most prestigious kingdoms of West Africa, dating back to the 12th Century.
The ritual derives from an old legend that each week the emperor asks for a horse to be prepared to fetch his favorite wife who has gone up-country to visit her father.
The brief ceremony, which allows a rare sight of the Mogho Naba, flanked by pages and young girls, ends when the saddled horse is taken back inside the walled compound, banned to visitors.
Nobles wearing richly embroidered caps, court drummers and minstrels seated in the dust at a respectful distance from the scarlet-robed Mogho Naba burst into applause when two shots are fired from a musket.
The emperor, revered as "the Rising Sun" by the Mossi people, is assisted by a court made up of Naba (chiefs, in the More language). They include the Gouaga Naba, head of the imperial infantry, and the Kamsogho Naba, the chief eunuch in charge of the harem.
So-called ministers in flowing robes--traders, dentists or teachers in private life--arrive at the Friday ceremony in battered cars, on mopeds or even bicycles to pay allegiance to the Mogho Naba, a burly man in his early 30s and the 37th emperor of the Mossi.
Regarded as a semi-god by his people, he cannot be addressed directly and speaks through the Widi Naba (literally the commander of the imperial cavalry) and his \o7 de facto\f7 prime minister.
Mossi warriors fought French army columns with spears and poisoned arrows until the then-Mogho Naba fled into exile into neighboring Ghana in 1897
Mogho Naba Baongho
Mogho Naba Baongo
Ancient Mogho Naba
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Great Britain Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926[a]) is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states, known as the Commonwealth realms, and their territories and dependencies, and head of the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations. She is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and, in some of her realms, carries the additional title of Defender of the Faith.
On her accession on 6 February 1952, Elizabeth became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. From 1956 to 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and some realms became republics. At present, in addition to the first four of the aforementioned countries, Elizabeth is Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Her reign of 61 years is currently the second longest for a British monarch; only Queen Victoria, her great-great grandmother, has reigned longer, at over 63 years
Queen Elisabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Phillip
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Roman Popes
Pope Francis
Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;[b] 17 December 1936 – ) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church[2] having been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of Vatican City.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the son of Italian parents, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before entering seminary.[3] He was ordained a priest in 1969. From 1973 to 1979 he was Argentina's Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and a cardinal in 2001. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013, on 13 March 2013 the papal conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first non-European Pope since Pope Gregory III, 1272 years earlier.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis and cardinals
Pope Francis and Argentina president Cristina Kirchner
Roman Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is Pope emeritus of the Catholic Church, having served as Pope from 2005 to 2013. In that position, he was both the leader of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Benedict was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave following the death of Pope John Paul II, celebrated his papal inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005
Roman Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
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King Duke IX of Old Calabar, 1895.
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Russian Pope
Patriach of Moscow and Russia Kiril I
His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (Russian: Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси), also known as Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the official title of the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The incumbent Patriarch since 2009 is Kirill I of Moscow.
As the diocesan bishop of the Moscow diocese, consisting of the City of Moscow and the Moscow region, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, in addition, in accordance with the charter of the Russian Orthodox Church,[1] has a number of church-wide authority within the local Russian Orthodox Church. The Patriarchate was established in Moscow in 1589: the first was the patriarch Job. Abolished in 1721, restored on October 28 (November 10), 1917, decision of the All-Russian Local Council
Russian Pope Kiril I
Russian Pope Kiril I
Russian Pope Kiril I
Eastern and Western Christian Popes Kiril I and Francis
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King of Spain
King Juan Carlos of Spain
King Juan Carlos of Spain.
Juan Carlos I (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋˈkarlos][a]; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; born 5 January 1938) is the current King of Spain.
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco named Juan Carlos as the next head of state in 1969.[3] He became King on 22 November 1975, two days after Franco's death, the first reigning monarch since 1931. Soon after enthronement, Juan Carlos introduced reforms to dismantle the Francoist regime and begin the Spanish transition to democracy. This led to the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum, which established a constitutional monarchy. Juan Carlos also played a major role in stopping the 1981 coup attempt.
According to the Spanish Constitution, the monarch is the head-of-state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed Forces[4][5] and also plays a role in promoting Ibero-American relations, the "nations of its historical community".[4][5] In this capacity, the King of Spain serves as the president of the Ibero-American States Organization, representing over 700,000,000 people in 24 member nations worldwide. In 2008 he was considered the most popular leader in all Ibero-America
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King of Netherland
King Willem Alexander of Netherland
King Willem Alexander of Netherland
Willem-Alexander (pronounced [ˈʋɪləm ɑlɛˈksɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is the reigning King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of the countries of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean Netherlands), Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten. He is head of the Dutch royal house and the House of Amsberg.
Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the eldest child of Princess Beatrix and German diplomat Claus von Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands on 30 April 1980, when his mother became queen regnant, and he ascended the throne on 30 April 2013 when his mother abdicated
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mena, many people in the modern world prefer that leaders be elected with term limits rather than life long leaders born into power (the old system) There wer many revolutions against the old system In England people like the Royal family for the pagentry and tradition but they prefer an elected Prime Minister to govern. Do you agree?
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Lioness I don't have any problem with any form of government like monarchy, republic, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, dictatorship. Different cultures and different countries have different form of governments. I don't believe in the one size feet all political system. The universal political system we have today is oligarchy or plutocracy with a front of democracy. The rich people rule behind the curtain.
Western monarchs reign they do not rule. their powers is subtle and behind the scene. Through secret societies and think tank international political organization they influence the political system. The royal family fortune and investment money is a source of great power and influence. Some bankers work for the royal families. The monarchs and Popes of this world are not puppet symbols they have great invisible power.
Ancient Egypt was made of many African tribes. Today African kings and queens remind me of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. They are probably descendant of the Egyptian Pharaohs.
The political system around the world today is a mixture of money oligarchy and democracy. Many royal families of Europe, Africa, West Asia and East Asia act more like investing business families with worldwide investment.
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Queen of Danmark
Queen of Dan Mark Margareth II
Margrethe II (Danish pronunciation: [mɑˈɡ̊ʁæːˀd̥ə], full name: Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid; born 16 April 1940) is the queen regnant of Denmark. As the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Ingrid of Sweden, she succeeded her father upon his death on 14 January 1972. On her accession, she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margrethe I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375–1412 during the Kalmar Union.
Margrethe was born in 1940, but did not become heiress presumptive until 1953, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne (after it became clear that King Frederick was unlikely to have any male issue). In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she has two sons: Crown Prince Frederik (born 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 1969
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King of Sweden
Swe Dan King Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (full name: Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus [ˈkʰɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̞stɑːv ˈfɔlˌke hɵ̞bɛˈʈɵ̞s], born 30 April 1946) is the reigning King of Sweden. On 15 September 1973, he succeeded his grandfather Gustaf VI Adolf. He is the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
The King's heir apparent, upon passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture (the first such law passed in European history), is Crown Princess Victoria, the eldest child of the King and his wife, Queen Silvia.
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Emperor of japan
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michito
Akihito (明仁?, born 23 December 1933) is the reigning Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō?), the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989.
In Japan, the emperor is never referred to by his given name, but rather is referred to as "His Imperial Majesty the Emperor" (天皇陛下 Tennō Heika?) which may be shortened to "His Imperial Majesty" (陛下 Heika?). In writing, the emperor is also referred to formally as "The Reigning Emperor" (今上天皇 kinjō tennō?). The Era of Akihito's reign bears the name "Heisei" (平成), and according to custom he will be renamed "Emperor Heisei" (平成天皇 Heisei tennō; see "posthumous name") by order of the cabinet after his death. At the same time, the name of the next era under his successor will also be established
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michito
Emperor of Japan Akihito and wife Michito
Emperor of Japon Akihito, Empress Michito
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King of Jordan
Jordan King AbdullahII
Jordan King Abdullah II with queen Rania
Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين, ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is the reigning king of the Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 upon the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family
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Saudi Arabia King
Saudi Arabia King Abdullah
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah with Pope Benedict XVI
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Āl Sa‘ūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [ʢæbˈdɑɫɫɐ ɪbn ˈʢæbdæl ʢæˈziːz ʔæːl sæˈʢuːd], 1 August 1924)[3][4][5] is the King of Saudi Arabia. He ascended to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd.
Abdullah, like Fahd, was one of the many sons of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. Abdullah has held important political posts throughout most of his adult life. In 1961 he became mayor of Mecca, his first public office.[6] And, in 1962, he was appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a post he was still holding when he became king. He also served as deputy defense minister and was named crown prince when Fahd took the throne in 1982. After King Fahd suffered a serious stroke in 1995, Abdullah became the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia until claiming the throne a decade later.
Abdullah is the sixth king of oil-rich Saudi Arabia, thus controlling 18% of the world's oil. This has made him the world's 8th most powerful person and the world's most influential Muslim. As of 2013 the kingdom boasts a GDP of over $900 billion making it among the 20 richest countries worldwide. The kingdom has been categorized as a high-income economy along with high human development. Abdullah has during his regime maintained close relations with United States and Britain and bought billions of dollars worth of defense equipment from both states.[7] Abdullah has also pushed toward more rights for women in the kingdom by giving them the right to vote and to compete in the Olympics while at the same time maintaining a rule banning them from driving
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quote:Originally posted by mena7:
The political system around the world today is a mixture of money oligarchy and democracy. Many royal families of Europe, Africa, West Asia and East Asia act more like investing business families with worldwide investment. [/QB]
Isn't it better to have some democracy mixed with oligarchy than no democracy at all?
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Yes it is better to have some democracy. what is also important is to have a social contract between the classes on how to share the economic pie, how all sector of society will be represented in politic and that everybody should be equal before the law.
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Israel Chief Rabbi
Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau
David Baruch Lau (Hebrew: דוד לאו; born 1966) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel achieving a majority of the vote on July 24, 2013.[1] He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel and as the Chief Rabbi of Shoham. Lau is the son of former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger
Yona Metzger (Hebrew: יונה מצגר; born August 4, 1953) is an Israeli rabbi and the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He[2] stepped down early from his position because of a pending fraud investigation. His counterpart was Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel since their appointments in 2003. He has since been succeeded by Rabbi David Lau
Israel Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar
Shlomo Moshe Amar (Hebrew: שלמה משה עמאר; born in 1948) was the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and the Rishon LeZion from 2003-2013. His colleague was Rabbi Yona Metzger, the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Rabbi Amar was born in Casablanca, Morocco and immigrated to Israel in 1962 at age 14. He is a close associate of the spiritual leader of the Shas Party and former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Before his appointment as co-Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Amar had served as the head of the Petah Tikva Rabbinical Court. He was elected chief rabbi of Tel Aviv in 2002, the first sole Chief Rabbi of the city
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Monaco Prince
Prince Albert of Monaco
Albert II[1][2] (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco, and head of the Princely House of Grimaldi. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly. His sisters are Caroline, Princess of Hanover – his heiress presumptive, and Princess Stéphanie. In July 2011, Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock.[3]
Prince Albert is one of the wealthiest royals in the world, with assets valued at more than $1 billion,[4] which includes vast amounts of land in both Monaco and France. While his real estate does not include the Prince's Palace, it does include holdings in the Société des bains de mer de Monaco
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International Bankers
Evelyn Rothschild
Jacob Rothschild
Nathaniel Rothschild
The Rothschild family /ˈrɒθs.tʃaɪld/,[1] also known as the Rothschilds, is a family descending from Mayer Amschel Rothschild, a court Jew to the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel, in the Free City of Frankfurt, who began his banking business in the 1760s.[2][3] Unlike most previous court Jews, Rothschild managed to bequeath the wealth he acquired, and established an international banking dynasty through his five sons, that came even to surpass the most powerful families of the era such as the Barings and the Berenbergs.[4][5]
Five lines of the Austrian branch of the family have been elevated to Austrian nobility, being given five hereditary titles of Barons of the Habsburg Empire by Emperor Francis II in 1816. Another line, of the British branch of the family, was elevated to British nobility at the request of Queen Victoria, being given the two hereditary titles of Baronet (1847) and Baron (1885).[6][7]
During the 19th century, when it was at its height, the Rothschild family is believed to have possessed by far the largest private fortune in the world as well as by far the largest fortune in modern world history.[7][8][9] The family's wealth is believed to have subsequently declined, as it was divided amongst hundreds of descendants.[10] Today, Rothschild businesses are on a far smaller scale than they were throughout the 19th century, although they encompass a diverse range of fields, including finance, mining, energy, mixed farming, wine, and charities.[11][12
David Rockefeller
The Rockefeller family /ˈrɒkɨfɛlər/ is an American industrial, political, and banking family that made one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller primarily through Standard Oil.[1] The family is also known for its long association with and control of Chase Manhattan Bank.[2] They are considered to be one of the most powerful families, if not the most powerful family,[3] in the history of the United States.
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Haitian Kings
Emperor Jean Jacque Dessaline
Emperor Jacque I
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Janjak Desalin) (20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1801 constitution. Initially regarded as governor-general, Dessalines later named himself Emperor Jacques I of Haiti (1804–1806). He is regarded as a founding father of Haiti.[1]
Dessalines served as an officer in the French army when the colony was trying to withstand Spanish and British incursions. Later he rose to become a commander in the revolt against France. As Toussaint Louverture's principal lieutenant, he led many successful engagements, including the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot.
After the betrayal and capture of Toussaint Louverture in 1802, Dessalines became the leader of the revolution. He defeated Napoleon's forces at the Battle of Vertières in 1803. Declaring Haiti an independent nation in 1804, Dessalines was chosen by a council of generals to assume the office of governor-general
King Henry Christophe
Henri Christophe (who used the anglicized version of Henry Christopher) (6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a former slave and key leader in the Haitian Revolution, which succeeded in gaining independence from France in 1804. In 1805 he took part under Jean-Jacques Dessalines in the invasion of Santo Domingo (now Dominican Republic) against French forces, and was documented as killing hundreds of Dominicans, including prisoners.
After Dessalines was assassinated, Christophe retreated to the Plaine-du-Nord and created a separate government. On 17 February 1807, he was elected President of the State of Haiti, as he named that area. Alexandre Pétion was elected president in the South. On 26 March 1811, Christophe created a kingdom in the North and had himself proclaimed Henry I, King of Haïti. He also created a nobility and named his legitimate son Jacques-Victor Henry as prince and heir
Emperor Faustin Soulouque
Faustin-Élie Soulouque (15 August 1782 – 6 August 1867[1]) or Faustin I. He was a career officer and general in the Haïtian army when he was elected President of Haïti in 1847. In 1849 he was proclaimed Emperor of Haïti under the name Faustin I. He soon purged the army of the ruling elite, installed black-skinned loyalists in administrative positions, and created a secret police and a personal army. In 1849 he created a black nobility in the country. However, his unsuccessful attempts to reconquer the neighbouring Dominican Republic undermined his control and a conspiracy led by General Fabre Nicolas Geffrard forced him to abdicate in 1859
Portrait of an African tought to be Faustin Elie Soulouque ?
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Mena you were doing good until you started posting non African Kings/royals and religious figures,if you had ran out of ideas then just close the thread,just a suggestion but you could have gone into the kingship of the different nations like who was the first king,even if it came from semi-folk lore,ex: the Ashanti king like say Osi Tutu I, you could tell of his rise and how he made a nation,his battles and political intrigues,if you had made a thread comparing different royals from around the globe then I could see your point,in a thread about African royals Euros and Asians need not enter the stage unless they have some important connections to African royals...JUST SAYING!!!
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Brada Anansi the reason I included European and Asian monarchs in the thread is to show that European and Asian still have powerful Kings and Popes who have invisible and subtle power. I will conclude the thread with African Kings.
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Emperor Christophe ?
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Nigerian King
Calabar King Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II
Calabar King Ekpo Bassey II
Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II (born November 1949) is a Nigerian journalist and politician who was crowned as the Obong or traditional ruler of the Efik people of the Akwa Akpa kingdom (also called Calabar) on 6 April 2008.[1]
Early career[edit]
Bassey was born in November 1949, son of Etubom Dr EE Bassey a medical doctor and grandson of King James Ekpo Bassey of Cobham Town. He had his early education in Calabar, Onitsha and Lagos. In 1974 he graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a degree in journalism. .[2] He followed a journalism career which saw him working in several parts of the country for organizations like the Nigerian Chronicle, The Punch, Newbreed magazine and The Call. Edidem Bassey was also for a time vice-president of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, and National Publicity director in the now defunct Nigerian Peoples Party. A socialist, in February 1989 he was head of the Directorate for Literacy and at about the same period he moved from cripto-politics to actual participation when he contested and won the elections for chairmanship of calabar Municipal council.[3] .[4] In 1991 he was a gubernatorial aspirant in Cross River State, running on the Social Democratic Party platform. he was also National vice chairman(south south) for the Alliance for Democracy.[5] He was also a kingmaker in the Efik Kingdom, and on 31 August 1991 he crowned Edidem Nta Elijah Henshaw VI as the Obong of Calabar in controversial circumstances
Calabar King Duke Orok Edem Eyamba IX
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Nigerian Kings
Posing on his ornate throne, Alhaji Dr Ado Abdullahi Bayero is the current ‘Emir of Kano’, a position he has held since 1963. A former ambassador to Senegal he is renowned for his abundant wealth, which has been amassed by investing in the stock market and agriculture
Mr Osodi, a Nigerian photographer, was granted rare access to the palaces and throne rooms of these rulers who enrich the cultural heritage of a country whose 160 million people come from hundreds of ethnic groups. This is the Pere of Isaba Kingdom, which came into existence before the 14th Century and is mainly inhabited by the Ijaw ethnic group, who also live in southern Nigeria
It is not known how many local kings there are in Nigeria, but a new exhibition in London gives a rare glimpse of these monarchs. They were stripped of their constitutional power in 1963, but George Osodi's photos show they have not lost any of their pomp and grandeur. This monarch is the Ovie of Umiaghwa Abraka Kingdom, in the oil-producing Delta state
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the current ‘Ooni of Ife’, relaxes in his throne room. Born in 1930, he has enjoyed a colourful life first working for his father’s business, then with the Nigerian Tribune newspaper, before attending Northampton College in the United Kingdom where he studied business management. In 1963 he became Sales Director of the state-owned National Motor company in the Nigerian capital Lagos. He later formed a company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in Nigeria
Born to rule: Sitting on his golden throne, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I is the current ‘Dein of Agbor’. Just two years and four months after his birth in July 1977 he was crowned king following the the unexpected death of his father. It meant he was the youngest king anywhere in the world. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, one of Nigeria’s most prestigious universities
Jean-Bédel Bokassa (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa]; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa and Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, was a military officer and the head of state of the Central African Republic and its successor state, the Central African Empire, from his coup d'état on 1 January 1966 until 20 September 1979. Of this period, he served almost eleven years (1 January 1966 – 4 December 1976) as president (president for life in 1972–1976), and for almost three years he reigned as self-proclaimed emperor (4 December 1976 – 20 September 1979). Following his overthrow, the Central African Republic was restored. Bokassa's imperial title did not achieve international diplomatic recognition
In September 1976, Bokassa dissolved the government and replaced it with the Conseil de la Révolution Centrafricaine (Central African Revolutionary Council). On 4 December 1976, at the MESAN congress, Bokassa instituted a new constitution and declared the republic a monarchy, the Central African Empire. The following year, he issued an imperial constitution, announced his conversion back to Catholicism and had himself crowned "S.M.I. Bokassa 1er ", with S.M.I. standing for Sa Majesté Impériale: "His Imperial Majesty", in a formal coronation ceremony on 4 December 1977. Bokassa's full title was Empereur de Centrafrique par la volonté du peuple Centrafricain, uni au sein du parti politique national, le MESAN ("Emperor of Central Africa by the Will of the Central African People, United within the National Political Party, the MESAN"). His regalia, lavish coronation ceremony and regime of the newly formed Central African Empire were largely inspired by Napoleon I of France, who had converted the French Revolutionary Republic of which he was First Consul into the First French Empire. The coronation ceremony was estimated to cost his country roughly 20 million US dollars.[38] Bokassa attempted to justify his actions by claiming that creating a monarchy would help Central Africa "stand out" from the rest of the continent, and earn the world's respect.
