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Memorial to Chief Gomani Chikuse I Gallery


Title: Memorial to Chief Gomani Chikuse I

Description: It was constructed in 1927 by the Ngoni tribe of Ntcheu in memory of their patriarch king and one of the greatest pre-colonial rulers of Malawi, Chief Gomani Chikuse I. When the British arrived in Ntcheu, they found him already a ruler over his people. He had many disagreements against the colonial governance. He was shot dead on 27th October, 1896 by a colonial administrator called Captain Ashton over managerial differences. After he was shot, his people constructed a Tomb at the place where he was buried (somewhere between Dombole and Chiole) as an indication of growing consciousness of colonial oppression. 1km NE of Ntcheu Boma.

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