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Mahenge

{{Short description|Town in Ulanga District, Tanzania}}

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Mahenge is a town in the Mahenge Mountains of Tanzania. It is the headquarters of Ulanga District in Morogoro Region.There is a hospital, a market, and primary schools.

History

On 30th, August 1905, 16,000 Ngindo warriors capture Mahenge from the German colonists during the Maji Maji Rebellion.

{{cite book |last= Iliffe |first= John|date= 1979 |title= A Modern History of Tanganyika|url=|location= Cambridge |publisher= Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780511584114}}

A Catholic Capuchin mission was established around 1897, and there is now a St. Francis Kasita Seminary at Mahenge. The Diocese of Mahenge was established in 1964. The German East African officer, Theodor von Hassel died here in 1935. His son, Kai-Uwe von Hassel later became the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein.

NGOs in Mahenge

References

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External links

  • {{Cite news |first=Steve |last=Pfarrer |date=22 November 2019 |title=Fighting Epilepsy in Mahenge: Northampton Woman Who Experienced the Disease Joins Effort in Heavily Affected African Community |url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Tackling-epilepsy-in-the-U-S-and-Tanzania-30100135 |location=Northampton, Mass., USA |work=Daily Hampshire Gazette |access-date=3 December 2019}}

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Category:Populated places in Morogoro Region

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