Heroes And Heroines come into existence when a mere mortal performs extraordinarily under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. A hero or heroine is an ordinary human who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a true son of the soil.
Nelson Mandela spent his young life fighting for the democratic and free society blacks. He was imprisoned for 27 years, 18 of those on Robben Island, a rock quarry off the coast of Cape Town.
After which he became the first president of South Africa in elections in which all the people could vote.
His favorite quotes were:

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
It always seems impossible until it's done
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity

Haile Selassie (1892 - 1976)

Haile Selassie I, original name Tafari Makonnen (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Eth.—died Aug. 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics. Haile Selassie I ruled Ethiopia as emperor. He opposed the Italian invasion in World War Ii. He was the 225th and last Ethiopian Emperor.
His best quotes:

Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools?

Desmond Tutu (1931-)

Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black man to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology; politically, he identifies as a socialist.
His awards were:

• Nobel Peace Prize 1984
• Presidential Medal of Freedom 2009
• Gandhi Peace Prize 2007
• Sydney peace price 1999
• J. William fulbright prize 2008
• The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism 1986
• Audie Audiobook of the Year 2015
• Audie Award for Original Work 2015

His favorite quotes

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

Kwame Nkrumah (1909 – 1972)

Kwame Nkrumah. Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, having led it to independence from Britain in 1957
Gold Coast (Ghana) gains independence. On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life
Awards he achieved:

CAF Platinum Award

His favorite quotes:

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.

Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 – 1970)

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year.
His favorite quotes:

what was taken by force can be restored by force.
we will fight from house to house, from village to village. We will fight than live humiliated. We are building our country, our history, our future.

Anwar Sadat (1918 – 1981)

Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981.

what he was famous for?

Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, under whom he served as Vice President twice and whom he succeeded as President in 1970

why he was assassinated

Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr, during which the Egyptian Army had crossed the Suez Canal and taken back a small part of the Sinai Peninsula from Israel at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War
His favorite quotes:

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars.
There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.
Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire.

Oliver Tambo (1917 – 1993)

Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress from 1967 to 1991.
He was Nelson Mandela'partner in the firm.
Oliver Tambo, (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991. He spent more than 30 years in exile (1960–90)
His favorite quotes:

We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society.
The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.

Kofi Annan (1938 – )

Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.
Kofi Annan is the founder and Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, which mobilises political will to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights.
Awards achieved:

• Nobel Peace Prize 2001
• Indira Gandhi Prize 2003
• Profile in Courage Award 2002
• J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding 2001
  His favorite quotes:

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

Wangari Maathai (1940 – 2011)

Wangari Muta Maathai was an internationally renowned Kenyan environmental political activist and Nobel laureate.
She won noble peace prize
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2004. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 to Wangari Maathai for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. ... Maathai stood up courageously against the former oppressive regime in Kenya.
She is known for the green belt movement.
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots non-governmental organization based in Nairobi, Kenya that takes a holistic approach to development by focusing on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building.

Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013)

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart, often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature. He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.

what was he famous for

Chinua Achebe born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature.
His awards:

• Man Booker International Prize 2007
• Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2002
• St. Louis Literary Award 1999
• The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize 2010
  His favorite quotes:

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.