Thomas Marealle

Infobox_Monarch | name = Mangi Mkuu
title = Paramount Chief
reign =
coronation =1952
predecessor =Petro Itosi
successor =
date of birth =June 12 1915
place of birth =Marangu
date of death =February 14 2007 |

Chief Thomas Lenana Marealle II OBE (June 12 1915 – February 14 2007) was the Paramount Chief (Mangi Mkuu) of the Chagga people of Tanzania and a politician.

After winning a 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. His tenure as Mangi Mkuu was regarded as a golden age, marked by major improvements in education, health, the cooperative movement, and communications in his area. In particular his court system and his equitable water allocation system are recalled with great nostalgia.After working for the United Nations in the field of foreign aid for thirteen years, he retired as a diplomat. He died on 14 February, 2007 at the age of 92, and buried at his homeplace in Marangu, Moshi. [cite news | last =Tindwa
first =Peter
title =Chief Marealle II: Man who "educated" Kilimanjaro
publisher =IPP Media
date =2007-02-28
url =http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/02/28/85323.html
accessdate =2007-08-03 ]

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* [http://www.theexpress.com/express%20365/features/features2.htm An interview in Tanzania's Express newspaper]