Episode 2 of 3

Hehe Resistance in East Africa

When: 1891–1894
Where: German East Africa
Part of: Germany takes formal possession of its new colonial territories, 1891

Between 1891 and 1894, the Hehe people led by Chief Mkwawa resisted German expansion in German East Africa.

German efforts to expand control in German East Africa encountered sharp resistance from the Hehe people starting in 1891. Led by Chief Mkwawa, the Hehe resisted German expansion until 1894. This conflict was one of the principal challenges to German colonial authority in the region during the early 1890s.

Sources

German colonial empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
German East Africa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15

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