African Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a football player who currently plays for Curepipe Starlight SC in the Mauritian Premier League a

Is a football player who currently plays for Curepipe Starlight SC in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a defender. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

Tancred, along with his brothers Bernard and Louis, showed cricketing talent from a young age and be

Tancred, along with his brothers Bernard and Louis, showed cricketing talent from a young age and began playing for the Pretoria based Union Club while pursuing a legal career. Under the coaching of Albert Trott, Tancred developed into one of the best cri

Was a Rwandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kigali from 1976 unti

Was a Rwandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kigali from 1976 until his death.On December 17, 1973, Nsengiyumva was appointed Bishop of Nyundo by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on June 2, 1974 from Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, with Bishop Aloysius Bigirumwami and Archbishop André Perraudin, MAfr, serving as co-consecrators. He was later named the first Archbishop of Kigali on April 10, 1976.

Is a Nigerian-Togolese football striker, who plays for the CA Bizertin in the CLP-1. Tchalla began h

Is a Nigerian-Togolese football striker, who plays for the CA Bizertin in the CLP-1. Tchalla began his career by ASKO Kara and joined in summer 2008 to Tunisia who signed for Club Africain, he scored in his first season in the CLP-1 five goals, on 21 Nove

(born on 16 March 1943) is a South African golfer.

(born on 16 March 1943) is a South African golfer.

Was a South African cricketer. He was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town. He later studied at the Univers

Was a South African cricketer. He was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town. He later studied at the University of Natal, and became a teacher at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, but played first-class cricket as an amateur for Natal from 1968/69 to 1979/

Professional South African Welterweight boxer, kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Steve's

Professional South African Welterweight boxer, kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Steve's Gym in Cape Town, South Africa. He is former light-middleweight boxing champion, currently competing in K-1 MAX.

An Angolan poet and politician, was born in 1928 in Kikuvo, Angola and died in Beijing, China on 13

An Angolan poet and politician, was born in 1928 in Kikuvo, Angola and died in Beijing, China on 13 June 1973.He is considered one of the most important Angolan poets of his time. He wrote poems in Portuguese and Angolan languages. He took part in the fight to free Angola from Portuguese rulers.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1947 to 1957.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1947 to 1957.

Was one of the most commercially successful artists of all time - his painting Chinese Girl (popular

Was one of the most commercially successful artists of all time - his painting Chinese Girl (popularly known as "The Green Lady") is one of the best selling art prints ever.Tretchikoff was a self-taught artist who painted realistic figures, portraits, still life and animals, with subjects often inspired by his early life in China and Malaysia, and later life in South Africa. Tretchikoff's work was immensely popular with the general public, but is often seen by art critics as the epitome of kitsch (indeed, he was nicknamed the "King of Kitsch"). He worked in oil, watercolour, ink, charcoal and pencil but is best known for his reproduction prints which sold worldwide in huge numbers. The reproductions were so popular that it was said Tretchikoff was second only to Picasso in his popularity[1]

Is an Angolan basketball player with the basketball side of Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto and

Is an Angolan basketball player with the basketball side of Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto and Angola national basketball team. He stands 1.93 m (6'4") tall and plays as a guard. He competed for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Zulu Sangoma and Sanusi from South Africa. He is also the author of several commercially succes

Is a Zulu Sangoma and Sanusi from South Africa. He is also the author of several commercially successful books.He was subsequently raised by his father's brother and was taken to the South Coast of Natal, near the northern bank of the Umkumazi River. He did not attend school until he was 14 years old. In 1935 his father found a building job in the old Transvaal province and the whole family relocated to where he was building. In 1937 he experienced a great shock and trauma when he was seized and sodomized by a gang of mineworkers outside a mine compound. After this he was ill for a long time.

Is a South African advocate, and the recently fired head of South Africa's National Prosecuting Auth

Is a South African advocate, and the recently fired head of South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority. He is noted for instigating criminal charges against disgraced South African police commissioner Jackie Selebi and ANC president Jacob Zuma. In 2008 he was suspended from his duties by President Thabo Mbeki, a close confidant of Selebi, and then subsequently fired by Mbeki's successor, Kgalema Motlanthe, who is an ally of Zuma. As such, opposition parties and sections of the press have claimed Pikoli is the victim of two separate political conspiracies.

Was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer.[2] He is an ex-husband of American poet Maya A

Was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer.[2] He is an ex-husband of American poet Maya Angelou;[3] the two married in 1960, lived together in Cairo, Egypt for three years, and divorced in 1963.[4] He was a professor at the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia from 1968 to 1974.When Potlako Leballo, Chairman of the Pan Africanist Congress, was forced out of the position, Make joined a Presidential Council consisting of David Sibeko, Ellias Ntloedibe, and himself. Several months later, Make became the sole Chairman.[5] He resigned from the chairmanship in January 1981 to make way for John Nyathi Pokela, who had been recently imprisonment on Robben Island. Under Pokela, Make served as deputy chairman of the PAC.[2]. He died on April 15, 2006 in Pretoria.[1] and is survived by his widow Alma Liziwe Make and Daughter Titise.

Was a professional boxer. Known as "Carousel Kid" or "The Beast", Bungu was a force in the super ban

Was a professional boxer. Known as "Carousel Kid" or "The Beast", Bungu was a force in the super bantamweight division throughout the 1990s.Bungu turned pro in 1987 and in 1994 captured the International Boxing Federation Super Bantamweight Title with a shocking upset victory over Kennedy McKinney, a fight named 1994 Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. After the victory, Bungu defended the title an impressive 13 times before relinquishing the belt in 2000 to move up to featherweight to take on Naseem Hamed. Hamed destroyed the super bantamweight legend, TKO'ing Bungu in the 4th round. In 2002, he was beaten by Lehlohonolo Ledwaba and retired in 2005 after losing to Thomas Mashaba. He compiled a career record of 39-5-0.

Was a unionist, Umkhonto we Sizwe activist, singer and one of the first African National Congress me

Was a unionist, Umkhonto we Sizwe activist, singer and one of the first African National Congress members to be executed by apartheid South Africa.While he was a young boy of eleven, a strike in nearby East London occurred, only to be undermined by Communist infiltration. Later, the government removed most of these strikers from that city to a remote area with maximum employment opportunity. Mini's father was a Port Elizabeth shipwright, active in labour and community struggles, which encouraged the young Mini (17) to take part in riotous arsons and rent increase sackings.