Thomas Marealle
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Chief Thomas Marealle II OBE was the Paramount Chief (Mangi Mkuu) of the Chagga people of Tanzania.
After winning an paramont chieftainship election, which he run against Abdi Shangali of Hai, Jackson Kitali of Moshi, Petro Marealle of Vunjo and John Maruma of Rombo, Chief Mareale was inaugurated as chief in January 1952. The government abolished the system of Chieftainships in 1961, although Marealle, anticipating this, had voluntarily left his post the previous year. After working for the United Nations in the field of foreign aid for thirteen years, he retired to 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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