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This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major ...
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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.
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 ...
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. As the movement progressed, a Swahili backronym was adopted: " Mzungu Aende Ulaya, Mwafrika Apate Uhuru", meaning "Let the foreigner go back abroad, let the African regain ...
Des Forges, Alison (1986). "'The drum is greater than the shout': the 1912 rebellion in northern Rwanda". In Crummey, Donald (ed.). Banditry, Rebellion and Social Protest in Africa. James Currey. pp. 311– 332. ISBN 978-0852550052. Des Forges, Alison (2011). Defeat Is the Only Bad News: Rwanda under Musinga, 1896–1931. Madison, Wisconsin ...
The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces between 4 April 2012 and 7 November 2013. It ended when a peace agreement was made among eleven African nations, and the M23 troops surrendered in Uganda.
Kamwina Nsapu rebellion; 1986 Ne Muanda Nsemi: CODECO: None 1970s Coordination for a Referendum on Self-determination for Katanga (CORAK) None Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) None 2000 Kamwina Nsapu militia: None Mai-Mai: None 1960s Mai Mai Kata Katanga: None 2011 Mai Mai Gédéon: None Mai Mai Sheka: None Mai-Mai Simba ...