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<div id="mp-tfa-img" style="float: left; margin: 0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0em;">{{main page image|Lewanika in Edinburgh.jpg|{{nowrap|Lewanika photographed during his visit to Edinburgh in 1902}}|title=Lewanika photographed during his visit to Edinburgh in 1902|link=Lewanika in Edinburgh.jpg|border=yes}}</div> | <div id="mp-tfa-img" style="float: left; margin: 0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0em;">{{main page image|Lewanika in Edinburgh.jpg|{{nowrap|Lewanika photographed during his visit to Edinburgh in 1902}}|title=Lewanika photographed during his visit to Edinburgh in 1902|link=Lewanika in Edinburgh.jpg|border=yes}}</div> | ||
'''Lewanika''' (1842–1916) (also known as '''Lubosi Lewanika''' or '''Lewanika I''') was the [[Lozi people|Lozi]] [[Litunga]] (king or paramount chief) of [[Barotseland]] from 1878 to 1916 (with a break in 1884-5). | '''[[Lewanika]]''' (1842–1916) (also known as '''Lubosi Lewanika''' or '''Lewanika I''') was the [[Lozi people|Lozi]] [[Litunga]] (king or paramount chief) of [[Barotseland]] from 1878 to 1916 (with a break in 1884-5). | ||
A detailed, although biased, description of King 'Lubossi' (the spelling used) can be found in the Portuguese explorer Alexandre de Serpa Pinto's 1878-1879 travel narrative ''Como eu atravessei a África'' (''How I Crossed Africa'', in English translation).{{TFAFULL|Lewanika}} | A detailed, although biased, description of King 'Lubossi' (the spelling used) can be found in the Portuguese explorer Alexandre de Serpa Pinto's 1878-1879 travel narrative ''Como eu atravessei a África'' (''How I Crossed Africa'', in English translation). {{TFAFULL|Lewanika}} | ||
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