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Simeon Laiseri
Simeon Laiseri Kokan Benne (1888–1983), also called "Simeon of Arusha" (''Laibon Simeon'' in Maasai; ''Mfalme Simoen'' in Swahili), was a well-known last monarch of the Arusha people. He was born in 1888 in Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... He died in 1983 at the age of 95. He was inaugurated on January 14, 1948, as the first leader of the United Waarusha Community by the British administration's indirect rule policy. He fought against colonialism and is one of the founding fathers of the City of Arusha. See also * Mangi Mamkinga * Mangi Saiye * Mangi Ngalami * Mangi Rengua References {{DEFAULTSORT:Laiseri, Simeon 1888 births 1983 deaths Tanzanian royalty Tanzanian chiefs People from Arusha District People from Arusha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arusha People
The Arusha (''Waarusha'', in Swahili) people are a Bantu ethnic and indigenous group based in the western slopes of mount Meru in Arusha District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. The Maasai regard the Arusha people as related as they were once a part of the immigrant Maasai whom arrived in Arusha in the late 18th century from Kenya.''Northern Tanzania: The Bradt Safari Guide with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar'', authored by Phillip Briggs, 2006, pages 197, 198 The Arusha people are not to be confused by Arusha residents who are a mix of people of different ethnic backgrounds that are born and reside within the borders of the Arusha Region. Origins The Arusha people are said to be of Pare origin from the Arusha Chini area of the Kilimanjaro Region. In about 1830 they settled in the Selian area on the southwestern slopes of Mount Meru under Maasai authority. However, the inhabitants reveal migration occurred back and forth throughout the history of this region, and the Arusha peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngalami
Ngalami or Ngalami Mmari (c. 1865–2 March 1900), also known as Mangi Ngalami of Siha, (''Mangi Ngalami'' in Kichagga), (''Mfalme Ngalami'', in Swahili) of the House of Mmari was one of many kings of the Chagga. He was the king of one of the Chagga states, namely; the Siha Kingdom in what is now modern Siha District of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Region from the 1880s to 1900. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. Ngalami ruled from the Siha seat of Komboko (Kibong'oto) in the 1880s to 1900 when he was executed in Moshi by the Germans alongside 19 other Chagga, Meru and Arusha leaders. The execution of 19 noblemen and leaders on Friday 2nd of March 1900, included noblemen Thomas Kitimbo Kirenga, Sindato Kiutesha Kiwelu, King Meli of Moshi, King Lolbulu of Meru, King Rawaito of Arusha, King Marai of Arusha, and King Molelia of Kibosho.Ekemode, Gabriel Ogunniyi. “German Rule in North-East Tanzania, 1885–1914." Eprints.soas.ac.uk, 1 Jan. 1973, https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/33905/. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Arusha District
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
