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Sub-Saharan Africa 1904: Herero Wars

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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 11 Jun 1904 (The Scramble for Africa: Herero Wars), showing the following events: Reorganization of French Congo; Herero Revolt; Entente Cordiale.

Congo

Free State(union w. Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Portuguese
West Africa(Port.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Portuguese
East
Africa(Port.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Kamerun(Ger. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Cape
Colony(Br.)

Benadir(It./BC)

German
South
West
Africa(Ger.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. HCT)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Rio de Oro(Sp. prot.)

Comoros(Fr. prot.)

Middle
Congo(Fr. Congo)

Senegambia and Niger(FWA)

Mauritania(Fr. prot.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

British
Central
Africa(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(It. prot.)

Majerteenia(It. prot.)

Sthn.
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Katanga(CSK adm.)

N.-E.
Rhod.(BSAC adm.)

Agadez(Fr. vas.)

Fernando Póo(Sp.)

Gabon(Fr. Congo)

Ubangi-Shari(Fr. Congo)

Chad(Fr. Congo terr.)

(Br/Port disp)

B.-N.-W.
Rhod.(BSAC adm.)

Northern
Nigeria(Br. prot.)

Brakna(Fr. prot.)

Darfur(A-E.S. vas.)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Southern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Bulozi(semi-indep)

Nyassa Co.(Port/NC)

Mozambique
Co.(Port/MC)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha(Br.)

Mayotte(Fr. prot.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

Dec 1903French Congo becomes
colonial federation

Jan 1904–?? 1908Herero rebel against Germans
and are exterminated

Apr 1904British & French sign
Entente Cordiale

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Herero Wars

26 Oct 1896 Treaty of Addis Ababa 13 Jul 1897 Batetela Rebellion 8 Apr 1898 Battle of Atbara 19 Sep 1898 Fashoda Incident 17 Jul 1899 Voulet–Chanoine and Rabih 17 Dec 1899 Second Boer War 5 Jun 1900 Invasion of the Boer Republics 23 Aug 1901 Lake Chad Rendezvous 31 May 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging 5 Feb 1903 Pacification of Northern Nigeria 25 Oct 1903 Somaliland Campaign 11 Jun 1904 Herero Wars 19 Sep 1905 Maji Maji Rebellion 12 Feb 1906 Conquest of the Sahara 6 Dec 1907 Consolidation of Ethiopia 15 Nov 1908 Belgian Congo 31 May 1910 Union of South Africa 4 Nov 1911 Neukamerun 14 Mar 1913 French invasion of the Tibesti 1 Jan 1914 Amalgamation of Nigeria

German South West Africa was better suited for white settlement than the other German African possessions, leading to tensions between land-hungry colonists and the indigenous peoples. In 1904 the Herero and Nama rose in revolt, only to be crushed in a German campaign of extermination which saw the deaths of tens of thousands of Africans.

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Main Events

29 Dec 1903 Reorganization of French Congo ▲

In 1903 the French Congo and Dependencies was redefined as French Congo—a federation of French possessions. At the outset of federation, these possessions consisted of the colonies of Gabon and Middle Congo (formerly called French Congo), the territory of Ubangi Shari, and the military territory of Chad. The federation was overseen by the Commissioner-General—from 1908 Governor-General—of French Congo. in wikipedia

12 Jan 1904–? ?? 1908 Herero Revolt ▲

In January 1904 Herero people led by Samuel Maharero mounted an uprising against German colonization and land-confiscation in South West Africa, only to be conclusively defeated at the Battle of Waterberg in August. In reprisal, General Lothar von Trotha ordered all male Herero to be killed and the women and children driven into the desert. Although this order was suspended by the end of the year, the surviving Herero were rounded into concentration camps or put to forced labor. By the time the last Herero rebels surrendered in 1908, tens of thousands had died either to violence or malnutrition. in wikipedia

8 Apr 1904 Entente Cordiale ▲

The United Kingdom and the French Republic signed the Entente Cordiale in London, improving Anglo-French relations by settling colonial differences: Britain was given dominance in Egypt and France in Morocco; disputes in West Africa were settled in France’s favor; France renounced rights to fisheries in Newfoundland; and Siam was to be divided into zones of influence. in wikipedia

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