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chieftain

the head or leader of a tribe or clan
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Police Regional Office 9 spokesperson Chief Inspector Helen Galvez said Quizon Situl, a Timuay or the tribal chief of the Subanen living in Sayog village, was at his cornfield at Purok Lenaw Gabi when unidentified gunmen shot him, causing his untimely death.
After a few brawls between both tribes, the Talpur rulers of Hyderabad intervened but it went in vain when the Nuhanis under their tribal chief Ramin decided to settle scores with Bhurgaris once and for all.
When asked about the secret of her success, Zartaj said that she remained present among the people for the past seven years while the tribal chiefs remained absent and aloof of the miseries faced by the people at the grassroots level.
Former janjaweed leader and tribal chief, Musa Hilal (ST Photo)
We are afraid someone will desecrate those graves." The tribal chief would not give details on where Saddam's body was taken.
AN aid worker became "King Bazza" the tribal chief after saving villagers from life on a rubbish tip slum.
22 (Petra) -- Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, on Monday met with Sheikh Ahmad al-Jarbam, a Syrian tribal chief, and discussed with him efforts to end the ongoing crisis in Syria.
Meanwhile, about 10 pro-government tribesmen who battled al- Qaida militants along with army troops were injured in the fighting around Lauder town, a tribal chief told Xinhua anonymously.
The offending advert, part of a series, shows the Spain international being introduced to a tribal chief who chooses him as his partner.
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