Kimweri Mputa Magogo
| Kimweri Mputa Magogo | |||||
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Kimweri Mputa Magogo | |||||
| Last King of Usambara | |||||
| Reign | 1947 – 1962 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shemboje (Shebughe) Magogo of Usambara | ||||
| Born | c.1914 Mazinde, Shambaa Kingdom, German East Africa | ||||
| Died | September 20, 2000 Mombo, Korogwe District, Tanga Region, Tanzania | ||||
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| Dynasty | Kilindi | ||||
| Father | Shebhuje Magogo | ||||
| Religion | Traditional African | ||||
Kimweri Mputa Magogo or Mputa II or Kimweri Magogo (1914–20 September 2000), also known as (Simbe Mwene), (Simbe Mwene Kimweri Magogo in Shamabaa), (Mfalme Kimweri, in Swahili) was the last king of the Shambaa Kingdom of Shambaa people in the Usambara Mountains in what is now Tanga Region of Tanzania between around 1947 and 1962. He was the last of the Kilindi dynasty to be recognized as having authority, which was removed in 1962 after Tanzanian independence.