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King Malabo 🇬🇶

Malabo Lopelo Melaka (Known as "Malabo I")
King of the Bubi People of Bioko Island (reigned 1904–1937)
Born c. 1837 🇬🇶 Ureka, Bioko, Historical Fernando Po
Passed Away Apr 19, 1937 Moka, Bioko, Spanish Guinea
Lifespan 100 years old
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"The mountain peak belongs to the spirits of our ancestors; foreign flags cannot purchase our sacred soil."

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Revered traditional sovereign of the Bubi kingdom on Bioko Island whose moral leadership resisted Spanish colonial intrusion, and in whose immortal honor the capital city of Malabo was renamed upon independence.

Biographical Record

Malabo Lopelo Melaka was born circa 1837 in Ureka, the son of King Moka. Following the reign of his uncle King Sas Ebuera, Malabo ascended the sacred throne of the Bubi people in the high mountain valleys of Moka in 1904.

Recognized as the spiritual guardian of the sacred peak Pico Basilé, King Malabo utilized diplomatic non-cooperation to defend traditional Bubi customs and lands against aggressive Spanish colonial cocoa plantation concessions. Revered for his wisdom, he passed away in 1937. In 1973, Equatorial Guinea renamed its capital from Santa Isabel to Malabo in his honor.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Moka Royal Sacred Cemetery
Moka, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
GPS: 3.3330, 8.6670
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