Kimweri Mputa Magogo


Kimweri Mputa Magogo
King of the Usambara, Tanga
Kimweri Mputa Magogo
Reign1947 – 1962
PredecessorShebughe Magogo of Usambara
Born1914
Korogwe District, Tanga Region
Died(2000-09-20)September 20, 2000
Mombo, Korogwe District, Tanga Region, Tanzania
Issue
(among others)
Names
Kimweri Mputa Magogo Shubughe
DynastyKilindi
FatherShebughe Magogo

Kimweri Mpuata Magogo or Mputa II (1914 – 20 September 2000), also known as (Simbe Mwene), (Simbe Mwene Kimweri Mputa Magogo in Shamabaa), (Mfalme Kimweri, in Swahili) was the last king of the Shambaa people of the Usambara Mountains in what is now Tanga Region of Tanzania between around 1947 and 1962. He was the last of the Kilindi dynasty to be recognized as having authority, which was removed in 1962 after Tanzanian independence.