1 Kamehameha I
2310
Famous As: King of Hawaii
Birthdate: 1758 AD
Birthplace: Kohala, Hawaii
Died: May 8, 1819
2 Jean-Jacques Dessalines
175
Famous As: Haitian General
Birthdate: September 20, 1758
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guinea
Died: August 17, 1806
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3 Sobhuza II
163
Famous As: Former King of Swaziland
Birthdate: July 22, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zombodze, Swaziland
Died: August 21, 1982
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4 Yohannes IV
133
Famous As: Emperor
Birthdate: July 11, 1837
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: May Beha, Tembien, Ethiopian Empire
Died: March 10, 1889
5 Cetshwayo
102
Famous As: King
Birthdate: 1826 AD
Birthplace: Eshowe, Zulu Kingdom
Died: February 8, 1884
6 Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
10
Famous As: King
Birthdate: September 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Unguja, Tanzania
7 Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
10
Famous As: 36th King of Buganda
Birthdate: April 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda
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92
Famous As: King
Birthdate: May 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Morija, Lesotho
Died: January 15, 1996
9 Ghezo
20
Famous As: Monarch and Slave trader
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Dahomey
Died: 1858 AD
10 Béhanzin
20
Famous As: Eleventh King of Dahomey
Birthdate: 1845 AD
Birthplace: Benin
Died: December 10, 1906
11 Muteesa I of Buganda
41
Famous As: King
Birthdate: 1837 AD
Birthplace: Mulago, Kampala, Uganda
Died: September 30, 1884
12 Ntare V of Burundi
10
Famous As: King of Burundi
Birthdate: December 2, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gitega, Burundi
Died: April 29, 1972
13 Idris Alooma
10
Famous As: King of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
Birthdate: 1580 AD
Birthplace: Chad
Died: 1617 AD
14 Letsie III of Lesotho
31
Famous As: King of Lesotho
Birthdate: July 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morija
15 Sumanguru
31
Famous As: West African ruler
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Africa
16 Togbe Agorkoli
10
Famous As: Ruler
Birthdate: 1670 AD
Birthplace: Not known
Died: 1720 AD
17 Muhammadu Maccido
31
Famous As: Sultan
Birthdate: April 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dange-Shuni, Nigeria
Died: October 29, 2006
18 Daudi Cwa II of Buganda
10
Famous As: Ruler of the Kingdom of Buganda
Birthdate: August 8, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mengo, Uganda
Died: November 22, 1939
19 Emmanuel Bushayija
10
Famous As: King
Birthdate: December 20, 1960
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rwanda
20 Lukeni lua Nimi
10
Famous As: First king of Kongo and founder of the Kingdom of Kongo Dia Ntotila
Birthdate: 1380 AD
Birthplace: Congo
Died: 1420 AD
21 Mwambutsa IV of Burundi
10
Famous As: King of Burundi
Birthdate: May 6, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Muramvya, Burundi
Died: March 26, 1977
22 Agoli-agbo
20
Famous As: Twelfth and final King of Dahomey
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Benin
23 Glele
20
Famous As: Tenth King of Dahomey
Birthdate: 1814 AD
Birthplace: Benin
Died: December 29, 1889
24 Dah Sagbadjou Glele
20
Famous As: Monarch and Priest
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Dahomey
Died: December 17, 2021
25 Malabo Lopelo Melaka
10
Famous As: Son of former Bubi king Moka and served as king between 1904 until his death in 1937
Birthdate: 1837 AD
Birthplace: Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Died: April 19, 1937
26 Kigeli V Ndahindurwa
10
Famous As: Last ruling King of Rwanda
Birthdate: June 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kamembe, Rwanda
Died: October 16, 2016
27 Adandozan
20
Famous As: Monarch
Birthdate: December 26, 1818
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dahomey
Died: 1861 AD
28 Houegbadja
20
Famous As: Monarch
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Benin
Died: 1685 AD
29 Mutaga IV of Burundi
10
Famous As: King of Burundi
Birthdate: 1892 AD
Birthplace: Burundi
Died: November 30, 1915
30 Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo
10
Famous As: King, Military leader
Birthdate: June 4, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ondonga, Namibia
31 Francisco Malabo Beosá
10
Famous As: Last legitimate successor of the Bubi Kingdom
Birthdate: June 23, 1896
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Equatorial Guinea
Died: October 31, 2001
32 Agonglo
20
Famous As: Monarch
Birthdate: 1766 AD
Birthplace: Dahomey
Died: 1797 AD
33 Ntare I of Burundi
10
Famous As: King of Burundi
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1709 AD
34 Mwezi IV of Burundi
10
Famous As: King
Birthdate: 1840 AD
Birthplace: Burundi
Died: August 21, 1908
35 Ntare IV of Burundi
10
Famous As: King of Burundi
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Mugera
Died: 1850 AD
36 Fon Angwafo III of Mankon
10
Famous As: Ruler
Birthdate: May 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Unknown
37 Mawewe
10
Famous As: King
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Gaza, Africa