State

German East Africa

German colonial territory (1885–1919) in the African Great Lakes region, comprising present-day Burundi, Rwanda, mainland Tanzania, and the Kionga Triangle later incorporated into Mozambique; administered by German Empire until defeat in World War I

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1885–1919
Founded
1885
Ended
1919
Capital
Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam
Languages
German, Swahili
Religion
Islam
Succeeded by
Tanganyika Territory

Overview

German East Africa (GEA; German: Deutsch-Ostafrika DOA) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique. GEA's area was 994,996 km2 (384,170 sq mi), which is nearly three times the area of present-day Germany and almost double the area of metropolitan Germany at the time.

The colony was organised when the German military was asked in the late 1880s to put down a revolt against the activities of the German East Africa Company. It ended with Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I. Ultimately the territory was divided amongst Britain, Belgium and Portugal, and was reorganised as a mandate of the League of Nations.

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Records (19)

  1. 1889 — Battle of BagamoyoBattle · Germany ▸ Arab Slave Traders
  2. 1889 — Battle of PanganiBattle · Germany ▸ Arab Rebels
  3. 1891 — Battle of KiboshoBattle
  4. 1891 — Battle of LugaloBattle · Hehe Tribe ▸ Germany
  5. 1892 — Battle of MoshiBattle
  6. 1894 — Battle of IringaBattle · Germany ▸ Hehe Rebels
  7. 1905–1907 — Majimaji WarRebellion
  8. 1905 — Battle of MahengeBattle · Germany ▸ Mbunga, Pogoro
  9. 1905 — Battle of NamabengoBattle
  10. 1914 — Battle of Dar es SalaamBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  11. 1914 — Battle of TangaBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom
  12. 1915 — Battle of Rufiji DeltaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  13. 1916 — Battle of TaboraBattle
  14. 1916 — Battle of IringaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  15. 1916 — Battle of MahiwaBattle · Germany ▸ South Africa, United Kingdom
  16. 1916 — Battle of MorogoroBattle · United Kingdom, Belgium ▸ Germany
  17. 1916 — Battle of SalaitaBattle · Germany ▸ South Africa
  18. 1917 — Battle of NurunyuBattle
  19. 1917 — Battle of NarungombeBattle · United Kingdom, South Africa ▸ Germany

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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