Uprisings

The Maji Maji rebellion lasted from 1905 - 1907 in south and east German East Africa. It was caused by the increasing pressure of the German government also the Germans were taking most of their resources an estimated 75,000 died from famine and disease. It is said that the prophet Kinjikitile Ngwale had predicted the uprising when the Germans first occupied Tanganyika(Tanzania). Dr. Karl Peters was the govenor of Tanganyika the locals called him "Milkono wa Damu," meaning "Man with Blood on His Hands."  he had killed all of the local kings. The people had doused themselves with Maji Maji water it was said to repel German bullets. The uprising was unsuccessful but it did make the Kaiser put new reforms in place in the colonies.