Tippoo Tib (1837-1905)
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Tippoo Tib (1837-1905)
Photograph of Tippoo Tib, then Chief of the Manyema, c.1887. His real name was Hamid ibn Mohammed and he was an African-Arab adventurer and warrior, who controlled a large section of Central Africa. Tippoo Tib, which means whistling bullets, was by turns, a cultured and kind man and a merciless slaver. His aid to H.M. Stanley and other European explorers was invaluable in their exploration and exploitation of the Central African region. Date: 1889
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1837 1889 Adventurer Arab Bullets C1887 Chief Controlled Cultured Exploitation Exploration Explorers Hamid Invaluable Kind Means Mohammed Real Region Section Stanley Tippoo Turns Warrior Whistling
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