AKAR, JOHN JOSEPH
JOHN JOSEPH AKAR John Joseph Akar (May 20, 1927 – June 23,1975) was a broadcaster, short-story writer, actor, playwright, journalist and, finally, diplomat. He was born at Rotifunk, 64 km (40 mi) east- southeast of Freetown. His father, Joseph Philip Akar, was a Fransco–Lebanese, born in Rufisque, Senegal, who had eventually settled in Sierra Leone. […]
MANSARAY, BA FODAY
BA FODAY MANSARAY Ba Foday Manasaray (circa 1750s-1818) was a Limba leader who founded a state in Wara Wara district, based on Bafodea (Bafodaya), a capital named after him. He appears to have been born about the middle of the 18th century. His father was Papay Ndayin, who had led migrants of the Mansary clan […]
