# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mkwavinyika-munyigumba-mwamuyinga
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:06:50.592Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mkwavinyika-munyigumba-mwamuyinga"
name: "Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga"
slug: "mkwavinyika-munyigumba-mwamuyinga"
description: "Chief Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga, more commonly known as Chief Mkwawa or Sultan Mkwawa, was a ruler of the Hehe Chiefdom in German East Africa, based in Kalenga, Iringa region, who opposed the German colonization. The name \"Mkwawa\" is derived from Mukwava, a shortened form of Mukwavinyika, meaning \"conqueror of many lands\"."
tagline: "Hehe tribal leader in German East Africa (1855-1898)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-159-87.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1855"
deathDate: "1898-07-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.03
  momentum:             3.308333333333333
  historical:           13.39082533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A7%86%E5%85%8B%E7%93%A6%E7%93%A6"
    title: "姆克瓦瓦"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7"
    title: "مونيجومبا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B0"
    title: "Мкуауа"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mkwawa"
    title: "Chief Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B7%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1"
    title: "Αρχηγός Μκουάουα"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mkwawa"
    title: "Chief Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkwawa"
    title: "Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtwa_Mkwawa"
    title: "Mtwa Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkwawa"
    title: "Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cif_Mkwawa"
    title: "Cif Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtwa_Mkwawa"
    title: "Mtwa Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AF"
    title: "ムクワワ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkwawa"
    title: "Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0"
    title: "Мквава"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkwawa"
    title: "Mkwawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0"
    title: "Мквава"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705592"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump