Susi, Abdullah

1863 - 1864 Worked on the Zambezi River in Shupanga in present-day Mozambique. Joined Livingstone’s expedition in 1863 as a woodcutter. Sailed to India with David Livingstone on HMS Lady Nyassa.
1865 Lived at Dr Wilson’s school in Bombay, India. It was here that he met James Chuma. August 1865 Susi and Chuma accompanied David Livingstone to Zanzibar.
1866 - 1873 Travelled with Livingstone on his last journeys in East Africa and after his death helped to carry Livingstone’s body to the East African coast in 1873.
1874 Susi arrived in England after David Livingstone’s funeral in Westminster Abbey. He visited Livingstone’s family and his account of Livingstone’s final days was compiled by Horace Waller. June 1874 Attended the Royal Geographical Society in London with James Chuma to receive medals for their work on expeditions in Africa. October 1874 Returned to Africa from England, worked for Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) and the Church Missionary Society (CMS).
1879 - 1882 Travelled with Henry Morton Stanley in expeditions on the Congo River. He was in charge of building a trading station at Leopoldville which later became Kinshasha, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1883 - 1891 Caravan leader for the Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA). In 1886 he was baptised, taking the name David.
5 May 1891 Died in Zanzibar.