Mongo Retardius, (950, 976) was a musician in Chinguetti.
Mongo believed in Ancient Egyptian religion.
He lived a life of absolute poverty. Eating or sleeping in a safe place was a constant struggle. He was considered as belonging to the lowest caste. However, he made some friends among it. He was known to have a good technical knowledge of their job and some pieces of general knowledge. He could read and write a little bit. He was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. He was known to be lazy, barely waking up in the morning.
Mongo, 15 years old, musician, became the new leader of the family.
At the age of 26, Mongo did commit suicide by getting lost in the wilds. However, the suicide attempt failed. Mongo came back weaker from this experience. At the same time, Mongo spend some time talking with a traveler. On the next full moon, Mongo fell in love with Kahina, an average looking woman, 39 years old, a slave. Both married and lived together from now on.
A few weeks later, Kahina got pregnant, and gave birth to a huge baby boy named Chapusana.
At the age of 32, Mongo did commit suicide by cutting his wrists.