Faben

Birth: ca. 1947

Death: 1975

Faben was Flo's oldest son and known offspring. 

Biography
Faben (ca. 1947–1975) [5]  was Flo's oldest son and oldest known offspring. [9]  He was a powerful male, but lost the use of one arm in a polio  epidemic that ravaged the community in 1966. [9]  Despite his disability, he learned to create spectacular  bipedal charging displays, which allowed him to regain a high rank within the community. [9]  His support was critical to Humphrey's ascension to alpha male rank in 1969, and then his brother Figan's ascension to alpha male in 1972. [10] [11]  Faben also participated in the conflicts with the rival Kahama community (which was formed by former Kasakela members) that occurred between 1973 and 1975, and was a leader in the killing of several Kahama males, including former Kasekela alpha male Goliath. [9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-war_12-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[12] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Faben himself died somewhere in the time frame of March-May 1975, likely as a result of the Kahama offensive into Kasekela territory in February of that same year. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-faben_9-4" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[9] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Following Faben's death, Figan had difficulty maintaining his alpha male position for several months. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-general_10-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[10] <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Faben is believed to have fathered several Kasakela infants. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-paternity_13-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[13]

Relatives

 * Flo: His mother