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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 African independence movements took place in the 20th century, when a wave of struggles for independence in European-ruled African territories were witnessed. Notable independence movements took place: Algeria (former French Algeria), see Algerian War; Angola (former Portuguese Angola), see Portuguese Colonial War
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. [1] [2] [3] A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion.A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state. [3]
Majdalany also says the British simply used the name as a label for the Kikuyu ethnic community without assigning any specific definition. [22] However, there was a Maji Maji rebellion in German East Africa/Tanzania in 1905/6, ('Maji' meaning 'water' after a 'water-medicine') so this may be the origin of Mau Mau.
Rebellion suppressed by forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Established the dominance of samurai clans and eventually the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan: 1185 Rebellion of Asen and Peter against Byzantine Empire: Balkan Mountains: Bulgarians and Vlachs: Creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire: 1209–1211 Quách Bốc ...
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In Namibia, by the South West Africa People's Organization and SWANU against apartheid South Africa. The Dhofar Rebellion in Muscat and Oman. The Dervish War in Somalia. The Brunei Revolt. The Estonian War of Independence. The Latvian War of Independence. The Lithuanian Wars of Independence. The Ukrainian War of Independence.
The Scramble for Africa [a] was the invasion, conquest, and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers driven by the Second Industrial Revolution during the late 19th century and early 20th century in the era of "New Imperialism": Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Spain.