Maji Maji Rebellion

The Maji Maji Rebellion was an armed rebellion of Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa. 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. 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. The name may have been the origin of the term for the 'Mau Mau rebellion' in Kenya five decades later.

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1905 — 1907  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Maji Maji uprising
rebellion, historical event, German East Africa, Tanzania, 

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1905 — 1907 Maji Maji Rebellion

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1891 — 1898 Wahehe War

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Gustav Adolf von Götzen

Boma Mahenge German East Africa 1907-14

Stone church, German East Africa, ca.1907-1914 (IMP-YDS-RG101-013-0000-0075)

Wilhelm Kuhnert Schlacht bei Mahenge

Maji Maji Warriors

Demonstration of German Colonial Power in Africa

Chief Songea Mbano

Grave of Songea Mbano

1905 Events Collage V 1.0

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1885	German East Africa		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Kimbaramba	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1905	Maji Maji Rebellion	rebellion, historical event	Wikidata
event	war	1891	Wahehe War	war, German Empire, Hehe people	Wikidata
commons	image		Gustav Adolf von Götzen		Commons
commons	image		Boma Mahenge German East Africa 1907-14		Commons
commons	image		Stone church, German East Africa, ca.1907-1914 (IMP-YDS-RG101-013-0000-0075)		Commons
commons	image		Wilhelm Kuhnert Schlacht bei Mahenge		Commons
commons	image		Maji Maji Warriors		Commons
commons	image		Demonstration of German Colonial Power in Africa		Commons
commons	image		Chief Songea Mbano		Commons
commons	image		Grave of Songea Mbano		Commons
commons	image		1905 Events Collage V 1.0		Commons