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Chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa ...
Thomas Lenana Marealle II
OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(June 15, 1915 – February 14, 2007) was the Paramount Chief (
Mangi Mkuu Mangi may refer to: People * A kind of chiefship found among the Chaga tribe of Tanzania * Mangi Mahal (fl. 1998–2019), popular Punjabi folk singer * Mangi Meli (died in 1900), leader of the Chaga in the 1890s * Mangiis a surname of sindhi trad ...
) of the Chagga people of Tanzania and a politician. After winning a paramount chieftainship election, which he ran against
Abdi Shangali Abdi is a male name. It is a given name used in several countries with different origins. The Oromo version of the name, used within Ethiopia, translates to ‘Hope’. Among others, one version has Arabic has meaning which is loosely translated a ...
of Hai, Jackson Kitali of Moshi,
Petro Marealle Petro is a masculine given name, a surname and an Ancient Roman cognomen. It may refer to: Given name * Petro Balabuyev (1931-2007), Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer and professor, lead designer of many Antonov airplanes * Petro Doroshenko ...
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Vunjo Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. There are several dialects: * Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, ''Kimochi'') * Uru * Mbokomu * Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, ''Kivunjo''), including Kiruwa, Kilema ...
and
John Maruma John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
of Rombo, Chief Mareale was inaugurated as chief in January 1952. Thomas Marealle ruled alongside Chief
Mangi Mwitori Mangi may refer to: People * A kind of chiefship found among the Chaga tribe of Tanzania * Mangi Mahal (fl. 1998–2019), popular Punjabi folk singer * Mangi Meli (died in 1900), leader of the Chaga in the 1890s * Mangiis a surname of sindhi trad ...
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Petro Itosi Marealle Petro is a masculine given name, a surname and an Ancient Roman cognomen. It may refer to: Given name * Petro Balabuyev (1931-2007), Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer and professor, lead designer of many Antonov airplanes * Petro Doroshenko (1 ...
consolidated power from the other 3 Chagga chieftains thus making the Chagga more powerful and in control of their affairs during colonial times. The government abolished the system of chieftainships in 1961, although Marealle, anticipating this, had voluntarily left his post the previous year. His tenure as Mangi Mkuu was regarded as a golden age, marked by major improvements in education, health, the cooperative movement, and communications in his area. In particular his court system and his equitable water allocation system are recalled with great nostalgia. After working for the United Nations in the field of foreign aid for thirteen years, he retired as a diplomat. He died on 14 February 2007 at the age of 92, and buried at his homeplace in Marangu, Moshi.


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An interview in Tanzania's Express newspaper
1915 births 2007 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire Tanzanian diplomats Tanzanian chiefs {{Tanzania-politician-stub