Abushiri
Rebellion
Course
of the rebellion
The resistance began in
1888 when Salem Abushiri mobilized coastal traders to rebel against CMS. The
rebellion later spread into the interior including the areas of Usambara, Ungin
and Usagara and Uhehe. At Tanga, missionary and Germany stations were attacked
and several Germans taken as prisoners of war.
The Germans were
attacked, killed and the survivors were expelled from all the coastal areas
except the areas of Dar-el- salaam and Bagamoyo.
The revolt was not
centrally coordinated and organized. However most eminent of its leaders were
Abushiri bin Salim an Arab settler near Pangani.
In uzinga the rebellion
was led by Bwana Kheri of Usinua tribe. Thus Arab Swahili rebellion was
joined by the coastal Bantu and the Yao. The Germans were nevertheless
isolated. They also continued to have allies like King Mkubwa chief, who
collaborated against the Abushiri and also Nyamwezi porters served the Germans.
The German company
called for assistance from the CMS. The German imperial government sent troops
under Major Von Wissman who arrived in May 1889. Within 2 months the Germans
captured the Northern towns and the rebellion began to die out. The Arabs
advocated for peaceful resolution of the conflict. December 1889, Abushiri was
captured and was hanged in Pangani by Germans. The rebellion however was carried
on by Bwana Kheri. In April 1890, Kheri was desperate and surrenders to the
Germans and the southern towns also came under German East Africa.
REFERENCE
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