HISTORY OF MAJI MAJI WAR

HISTORY OF MAJI MAJI WAR

Text gives the reader a picture of the actual history of the Museum of fluids present in the town of Songea in southern Tanzania.
Ruvuma is continues to the land of Mozambique to the south, north this region is continuous with Morogoro region, North-West region of Ruvuma is continuous with the region of Iringa. This region is bordered by Malawi and to the east there are regions Lindi and Mtwara.
This museum explores the history of the Maji Maji war happens between partners in julai.1905 until August this 1907.Vita Umatumbi began in the hills north of the town of Kilwa in July 1905.
Original founders of this war were the subject of intense Wamatumbi traditional elders / prophet who is known as the most dominate Kinjeketile. The war dry grass and spread in Wamwera tribes, Wangindo, Mapogoro, Ngoni, Bena, Sangu and others. These people fought against oppression and forced by German colonists how to live, and to produce crops to serve.

  Picture of German soldiers

Name of this war was a result of drug use faith mixed with water, maize and sorghum grains fighter protection for the assault troops shot 75,000 people lost their lives in southern zone of Tanzania after the war. In the area of Ruvuma is estimated that more than 1,000 people lost their lives.

After the war leaders and soldiers involved in the war were arrested and sentenced to death until death. 27 February 1907 was a day of great sadness for the people of the Ruvuma where as much as 60 people were executed for participating in the war. These heroes were nyongewa back to an area that today is known as "Move Club". After hanging their bodies were buried in a mass grave, organized by prisoners for two months. Three days later, Chief Songea was executed and buried in the grave and organized a mass grave.

This is a mass grave were buried heroes Maji Maji war, the people who are buried here are 66.

 

these heroes were lozikwa area has become an important area.
This event was very sad for our people so people do not mention it for a while longer. After independence (1961) some elders initiated a movement to remember these heroes. They began to make their applications and celebrations in the nearby area and location were not of these fighters were held in the house of Padre Chengula.

The notion of a national observance established by a committee of elders of kingoni who report to the governor, Mr. Martin Haule who was appointed during the the elderly who were on this committee include Xavery Zulu, Drea Chengula, David constriction, Ali Move pressure, Agatha Shawa, Alana Wings, Mwl Duwe, Shaibu Keso and Daniel Gama.
Having presented this idea to Mr. Martin Haule, took sincere steps in addressing, and the first thing was recognize the area in which these heroes were buried.

This area was recognized by Mr. Message who witnessed the incident to the execution of these sages (during his childhood) was used to understand this area is known for one tree CHIKUNGUTI to recognize the name of this place excellent Haule made mining and some bones.

Move the constriction whose grave he was buried alone with the name of the town of Songea derives its name

Before Lord Haule accomplish this task was transferred to the province of Ruvuma in this 1964.Wazo honor these ancestors emerged again in 1979 when Mr. Laurence Gama was appointed to be a governor of Ruvuma and attempts to implement this idea. She began to encourage and seek funding for the construction of the museum in conjunction with the elders of the Ruvuma and other public building of the museum was started and completed in 1980.

With the completion of construction of the building was also constructed statue in front of museums, these include status of soldiers of the Tanzania People's Defense.
From 1980 the council of elders began celebrating heroes mourning executed all at on February 27 of each year. This museum was opened officially on July 7 1980. this museum continued to provide services under the supervision of Ruvuma Region and the elderly have continued to make the celebration of everyday heroes in the museum, but this year.

Some of the elders who have been providing information to visit museum. On 1 September 2005 this museum was handed down to Songea Municipal Council. 100 years of the Maji Maji war was held nationally in this Museum on February 27, 2006 and was launched officially by the President of Tanzania, Hon. Jakaya Kikwete

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