MAJIMAJI WAR IN TANGANYIKA
(1905-1907)
>Was resistance which took place in southern part of Tanganyika from Songea to Rufiji in coastal area
>MajiMaji war start from 1905 to 1907 under KINJEKETILE NGWALE a madicine man who had believed to turn Germans bullet into water.
>MajiMaji war was derivet from Swahili word MAJI
PARTICIPANTS
>There were twenty tribes participating in MajiMaji war such as Ngoni,Luguru,Pogoro,Bena,Matumbi,Ngindo,Zarambo etc.
THE CAUSES OF MAJIMAJI WAR IN TANGANYIKA
>MajiMaji war had caused manythings which were includes the following ones
a) Taxation
>Germany had impose havy taxes in Tanganyika example head taxes, cattle taxes, Hut taxes etc.A person had to pay 3 rupees as a tax
b)Land alienation
>Fertile lands was taken by Germany hence they decided to fight as the way of protecting their land
c) Cotton growing
>Germany had forced Africans to grow cotton that was the cash crop hence the war occured
d) Forced labour
>Africans were sent in many Germany project like Railways construction and in plantation.example Railways from Dar es salaam to Kigoma
e) Cultural interference
>Africa were forced to inherd western culture and abandon their traditional like polygamy
f) Harshness
>Germany had treated African people in harsh and cruel way like beating and hanging of people in front of their families (public)
THE EFFECT/OUTCOMES OF MAJIMAJI RESISTANCE
i) Death
>Many tribes were totally killed which leading to the depopulation in the society
ii)Loss of land
>Many Africans in Tanganyika had lost their fertile lands because they were death in war
iii) Famine and Hunger
>Many Africans were spended in fighting than production activities like agriculture
iv)Loss of lives
>Many Africans house were burnt, food store were destroyed so as to make African starving
v) Separation of families
>Many Africans were separated here and there looking for safe area to hide themselves
vi) Eruption of disease
>Example flue, coughly and cholera
vii)African were defeated
SIGNIFICANCE OF MAJIMAJI WAR TO THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TANZANIA
i) It was the lesson to the freedom fighter
ii)It strengthenal unity among the people
iii) It remains as a symbols for the people
iv)It conscioustized people (it make people awere)
v) Beginning of Nationalism among the people of Africa
REASONS FOR THE AFRICAN'S DEFEAT DURING MAJIMAJI RESISTANCE
a)Poor military weapons used by the Africans
b) Africa lacked military organization
c)Poor beliefs
d)African lacked fighting experience
e) Disunity among the Africans
f)The brutality of Germany
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