Information
Name: Makonbe uprising
Type: Event
Start: 1917
End: 1917
Parents: World War I African Theatre
Makonbe uprising: All Data
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In March 1917 the Makonbe people achieved a measure of social unity, rebelled against the Portuguese colonialists in Zambezia province of Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique) and defeated the colonial regime. the Portuguese quashed the rebellion by the end of the year.