Maji Maji Rebellion
Uprising in the south and east of German East Africa, 1905–1907 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maji Maji Rebellion (German: Maji-Maji-Aufstand, Swahili: Vita vya Maji Maji), was an armed rebellion of Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania). The war was triggered by German colonial policies designed to force the indigenous population to grow cotton for export. The war lasted from 1905 to 1907, during which 75,000 to 300,000 died, overwhelmingly from famine.[5] The end of the war was followed by a period of famine, known as the Great Hunger (ukame), caused in large part by the scorched-earth policies used by governor von Götzen to suppress the rebellion. These tactics have been described by scholars as genocidal.[6][7]
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Part of Scramble for Africa | |||||||
Battle of Mahenge, painting by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert, 1908. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Matumbi Ngindo, Ngoni, Yao tribes other Tanganyikans | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
c. 2,000 | c. 90,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 Germans, 73 askari, and 316 ruga ruga[2] | 75,000–300,000 total dead by famine, disease, and violence[3][4] |