Historedia
Person

Chief Mkwawa

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1891–1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Chief Mkwawa, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Germany takes formal possession of its new colonial territories, 1891

    1891–1894

    Role: Hehe Leader

    1. 1891 · German colonial administrationFormalization of Colonial Governance

      The Colonial Division of the Foreign Office headed protectorate leadership from 1890 to 1907, with the Colonial Council established alongside it by decree of 10 October 1890.

    2. 1891–1894 · German East AfricaHehe Resistance in East Africa

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

    3. 1891 · CameroonBafut Wars in Cameroon

      From 1891, German colonial efforts in Cameroon encountered sharp resistance in the Bafut Wars.

Sources

  1. German East Africa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15