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MANZIGA, A CHIEF OF THE AZANDE 
All important Azande chiefs in this region belong to the Avungura, the reigning clan. Most 
of the Azande believe that after death they will be reincarnated as animals, and the 
Avungura will then become lions. Manziga is one of the most important native 
chiefs around Niangara, ruling a large territory. He is unusually 
intelligent and exhibits much tact and diplomacy in deal- 
ings with the Belgian administration 
