What the records say
- When
- 18 Oct 1910 – 23 Feb 1911
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 7.38° N, 147.04° E
- Description
- 1910–11 uprising against German rule
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Sokehs rebellion
1910–11 uprising against German rule in New Guinea
The Sokehs rebellion was an uprising of the Sokehs tribe against local German rule that started on Sokehs Island off the main island of Pohnpei in the Eastern Caroline Islands in 1910/1911. The German district commissioner, Gustav Boeder, three other German officials and five islanders were killed by the rebels before Imperial German Navy units arrived and restored order.
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