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Historical Readings

300,000 Tanzanians were killed by Germany during the Maji-Maji uprising: why it was genocide and should be called that

300,000 Tanzanians were killed by Germany during the Maji-Maji uprising: why it was genocide and should be called that

German involvement in Tanzania began in 1890 when Berlin decided to take over administration of east African territories which German traders and travellers had secured. To reduce the cost of administration, governance rested on a few German officers with unchecked power, along with African and Arab fighters (called Askari) to suppress resistance.