| 词条 | Charles Dundas (governor) |
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Sir Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas (1884–1956) was a district commissioner of the Moshi area in Tanzania during the 1920s. In 1930 he founded the Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union. He popularised the area's coffee production, and was given the title Wasaoye-o-Wachagga (Elder of the Chagga). He noticed that, in Chagga society, care of the furrows was a prime social duty. If a furrow was damaged, even accidentally, one of the elders would sound a horn in the evening (which was known as the call to the furrows). The next morning, townspeople would leave their normal work and set about the business of repairing the damaged furrow. Dundas became very popular and respected during his stay at Moshi. When he left Moshi for the last time by train to Tanga and ship to Dar es Salaam, the Chagga reputedly hired a band to accompany him on board the ship and serenade him on his journey. As the boat sailed into Dar es Salaam harbour, the band apparently struck up God Save the King. Allegedly, the Governor, who was Scottish, was angered. Later on, he was Governor of the Bahamas for eight years, to be replaced by HRH The Duke of Windsor, who needed to be as far away from the Nazis as possible. He then became Governor of Uganda. Bibliography
6 : British governors of the Bahamas|Governors of Uganda|1884 births|1956 deaths|20th-century Bahamian people|20th-century British politicians |
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