| Meli | |||||
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| Mangi of Moshi, Kilimanjaro | |||||
 Photo of Mangi Meli c .1890s | |||||
| Reign | 1891 – 02 March 1900 | ||||
| Predecessor | Rindi Mandara of Moshi | ||||
| Successor | Salema of Moshi | ||||
| Born | 1866 Moshi District, Kilimanjaro Region | ||||
| Died | March 2, 1900 Moshi District, Kilimanjaro Region. | ||||
| Burial | Unknown Unburied, his remains never found | ||||
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| Father | Rindi Mandara | ||||
| Mother | Sesembu of Kilema | ||||
| Religion | Traditional African religions | ||||
Meli or Mangi Meli Kiusa bin Rindi Makindara (1866 – 2 March 1900), also known as (Mangi Meli of Moshi), (Mangi Meli in Kichagga), (Mfalme Meli, in Swahili) was a king of the Chaga in Moshi, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the late 1890s. Mangi means king in Kichagga.[1] He was hanged by the German colonial government together with 19 other Chagga, Meru, and Arusha leaders. Thomas Kitimbo Kirenga, Sindato Kiutesha Kiwelu, King Ngalami of Siha, Tanzania, King Lolbulu of Meru, King Rawaito of Arusha, King Marai of Arusha, and King Molelia of Kibosho were among the noblemen on 2 March 1900.[2]
- ^ "Chagga people- history, religion, culture and more". United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Ihucha, Adam. "Moshi community wants Mangi Meli\'s skull returned". IPP Media. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-03.