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Cheikh Anta Diop who obtained five or six ph.d’s, in physics, African history, Egyptology, linguistics and anthropology. Not sure about the other if its true. Anyway, when he wrote a book on how Africa could utilize its own resources to sustain its independence and escape European colonialism, President Leopold had him arrested and nearly beat to death as he was considered a THREAT to the country. Soon after, the very same president offered Diop and his colleagues government jobs, when Diop called for the release of all political prisoners the president rejected and so did Dr. Diop.
