Kalulu
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Ndugu M’Hali or Kalulu was an African personal servant and adopted child of the explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley
. Kalulu died young but in his short life he visited Europe, America and the Seychelles. He had a book dedicated to him, a model in Madame Tussauds
, and was a guest at Dr. Livingstone's funeral.
and became Henry Morton Stanley's favourite after being given to him at Tabora
in Tanzania
. M'Hali was freed but was renamed by Stanley. His original name was "Ndugu M’Hali" which meant "My friends brother". Stanley toyed with a number of names but settled on Kalulu. Stanley says it meant baby antelope but other sources translate it as Rabbit God.
Some see their relationship as homosexual but there is no firm evidence. After Stanley found Dr. Livingstone he returned to England and decided to take Kalulu with him. He was Stanley's constant companion and Stanley would record his reactions to new things. He commented on how good he was after drinking wine and upset after trying mustard. He and other passengers on a train were amused when Kalulu complained that he found ice-cream too hot to eat. Stanley went on a lecture tour to America and to Paris and Kalulu went with him. At one point they were delayed in the Seychelles
and whilst there and in London, Stanley had visiting cards made for himself with Kalulu in the background. Moreover Stanley wrote and published a book called "Kalulu, Prince, King and slave" in 1873. The book has been called a homosexual love story and it describes a growing friendship between a character called Kalulu (an "Apollo"), who is older than the real Kalulu and another boy called "Selim" (Stanley's translator in Africa was called Selim).
Kalulu dined with members of society and wore western clothes. He posed for a statue of himself at Madame Tussauds
and when Dr. Livingstone died he walked with Stanley in the funeral procession.
Stanley was sent back to Africa under a mission supported by the Daily Telegraph in London and the New York Herald
as an “ambassador of two great powers.” He was to take with him an “army of peace and light” and this included his servant Kalulu. Stanley was to map central Africa and report on the slave traders who Stanley had lectured against whilst in England.
M’Hali died in Kalulu Falls on the Lualaba river
(a feeder for the River Congo) when one of the expedition's canoes was taken over the waterfall. He and five others were killed. Stanley was upset and renamed the Livingstone Falls after Kalulu. Unlike many new names that Stanley gave to places, the title of Kalulu Falls stuck.
Henry Morton Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands , was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley allegedly uttered the now-famous greeting, "Dr...
. Kalulu died young but in his short life he visited Europe, America and the Seychelles. He had a book dedicated to him, a model in Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used...
, and was a guest at Dr. Livingstone's funeral.
Biography
M’Hali was born in AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and became Henry Morton Stanley's favourite after being given to him at Tabora
Tabora
Tabora is the capital city of Tanzania's Tabora Region with a population of 127,880 . Tabora region is one of the largest geographical regions of Tanzania.- History :...
in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. M'Hali was freed but was renamed by Stanley. His original name was "Ndugu M’Hali" which meant "My friends brother". Stanley toyed with a number of names but settled on Kalulu. Stanley says it meant baby antelope but other sources translate it as Rabbit God.
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
and whilst there and in London, Stanley had visiting cards made for himself with Kalulu in the background. Moreover Stanley wrote and published a book called "Kalulu, Prince, King and slave" in 1873. The book has been called a homosexual love story and it describes a growing friendship between a character called Kalulu (an "Apollo"), who is older than the real Kalulu and another boy called "Selim" (Stanley's translator in Africa was called Selim).
Kalulu dined with members of society and wore western clothes. He posed for a statue of himself at Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used...
and when Dr. Livingstone died he walked with Stanley in the funeral procession.
Stanley was sent back to Africa under a mission supported by the Daily Telegraph in London and the New York Herald
New York Herald
The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates...
as an “ambassador of two great powers.” He was to take with him an “army of peace and light” and this included his servant Kalulu. Stanley was to map central Africa and report on the slave traders who Stanley had lectured against whilst in England.
M’Hali died in Kalulu Falls on the Lualaba river
Lualaba River
The Lualaba River is the greatest headstream of the Congo River by volume of water. However, by length the Chambeshi River is the farthest headstream. The Lualaba is 1800 km long, running from near Musofi in the vicinity of Lubumbashi in Katanga Province. The whole of its length lies within the...
(a feeder for the River Congo) when one of the expedition's canoes was taken over the waterfall. He and five others were killed. Stanley was upset and renamed the Livingstone Falls after Kalulu. Unlike many new names that Stanley gave to places, the title of Kalulu Falls stuck.