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What factors led to the Chimurega War?

      

Discuss factors that led to the Chimurega war (1891-1897).

  

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John
1. Rise of religious leaders

2. Religious leaders attributed calamities e.g. drought famine to the British

3. Recruitment of Shona into police force angered the Ndebele

4. Disregarding of traditions and customs of Africans by British

5. Introduction of hut tax

6. Ndebele lost their independence and therefore they were bitter

7. Erosion of traditional authority of Ndebele by British

8. British refused to recognize powers of Indunas

9. Brutality of British officials

10. Alienation from lands, especially the Ndebele

11. Company interfered with the Shona’s trading activities

12. Forced labour
johnmulu answered the question on February 1, 2017 at 12:42


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