Msiri (c. 1830 – December 20, 1891) founded and ruled the Yeke Kingdom (also called the Garanganze or Garenganze kingdom) in south-east Katanga, DR Congo from about 1856 to 1891. His name's sometimes spelled 'M'Siri' in articles in French. Other variants are 'Mziri', 'Msidi', and 'Mushidi'; and his full name was Mwenda Msiri Ngelengwa Shitambi. Msiri's origins and rise to power From Tabora to Katanga Msiri was a Nyamwezi (also known as 'Yeke' or 'Bayeke') from Tabora in Tanzania and a trad… (More on Msiri)