Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- janv. 1915
- Type
- Rébellion
- Coordonnées
- 15.76° S, 35.19° E
- Description
- challenge to European power in Nyasaland Protectorate in early 1915, led by the Reverend John Chilembwe.
Chilembwe uprising
1915 rebellion against British rule
The Chilembwe uprising was a rebellion against British colonial rule in Nyasaland which took place in January 1915. It was led by John Chilembwe, an American-educated Baptist minister. Based around his church in the village of Mbombwe in the south-east of the colony, the leaders of the revolt were mainly from an emerging black middle class.
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