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| Picture No | 10217593 |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | Tippoo Tib (1837-1905). |
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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.
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| Source | Illustrated London News. 1889. cover page. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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