Uwini
Makalaka leader from Zimbabwe
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Uwini was a Makalaka leader from Zimbabwe. He was considered a divinity. He was in the resistance against the British colonialism and was accused of participating in the murder of white settlers by the British South Africa Company. He was tried by court-martial and executed on the edge of the Somaboola (Somabhula) Forest about 80 miles from Bulawayo in 1896.
Sources
- Robert Baden-Powell: The Matabele-Campaign 1896. - Online-Ausgabe in Englisch[1]