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Chief Mkwawa. Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga (* 1855 in Luhota; † 19. Juli 1898), besser bekannt als Chief Mkwawa, in Deutschland über lange Zeit auch Makaua, Makaoa oder Quawa, war ein Herrscher des Volkes der Hehe (auch: Wahehe) in Uhehe, später Teil von Deutsch-Ostafrika, dem heutigen Tansania.
- Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga
- afrikanischer Stammeshäuptling
- 1855
- Chief Mkwawa
Chief Mkwawa. Chief Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga (c. 1855 – 19 July 1898), more commonly known as Chief Mkwawa or Sultan Mkwawa, was a Hehe tribal leader in German East Africa, based in Kalenga, Iringa region, who opposed the German colonization.
While at one time colonialists may have hoped Chief Mkwawa's skull would help curry favour, it served as a symbol for an independent and proud Tanzania - and still sits in its own museum in...
14. Dez. 2021 · Learn about Chief Mkwawa, a Hehe leader who fought against German colonization in East Africa and died in 1898. Discover how his skull became a symbol of German defeat and was returned to Tanzania after 35 years.
- Mildred Europa Taylor
27. Aug. 2019 · Hier oben an den Gangilonga-Felsen – dem „sprechenden Stein“– so die Legende, soll Chief Mkwawa, Anführer des Hehe-Volkes, auf die Stimmen seiner Ahnen, auf die Weisheit der „sprechenden Steine“ gelauscht haben, wie die Deutschen am besten zu besiegen seien. Unter Mkwawas Führung setzten die Hehe den Kolonialherren ...
8. Mai 2016 · Der Schädel des ostafrikanischen Chiefs Mkwawa sorgte nach Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges für internationales Aufsehen. Im Versailler Vertrag verpflichtete sich die Reichsregierung, den Kopf des...
Chief Mkwawa may have attempted suicide in the fort, but he was persuaded to flee and then maintained his resistance to the Germans until 1898 when he shot himself to avoid capture. The Hehe then submitted to the Germans. Mkwawa's own determination not to surrender was a very important factor in the long struggle. During this war the Germans ...
