Uwini

{{Short description|Makalaka leader from Zimbabwe}}

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Uwini was Makalaka leader from Zimbabwe. He was considered a divinity. He was in the resistance against the British colonialism and was accused of participating in the murder of white settlers by the British South Africa Company. He was tried by court-martial and executed on the edge of the Somaboola (Somabhula) Forest about 80 miles from Bulawayo in 1896.

Sources

  • Robert Baden-Powell: The Matabele-Campaign 1896. - [https://web.archive.org/web/20121126141901/http://pinetreeweb.com/bp-matabele-campaign-00.htm Online-Ausgabe in Englisch]Free download from http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/dumpinventorybp.php

Category:1896 deaths

Category:Rhodesian people

Category:Year of birth missing

Category:People of the First Matabele War

References

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