Hut Tax War of 1898 - Bai Bureh, Kpana Lewis, Nyagua, Almamy Suluku, Johnny Taylor (Paperback)

Chapters: Bai Bureh, Kpana Lewis, Nyagua, Almamy Suluku, Johnny Taylor. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bai Bureh (February 15, 1840 August 24, 1908) was a Sierra Leonean ruler and military strategist who led the Temne uprising against British rule in 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone. Bai Bureh was born on February 15, 1840 in Kasseh, a village near Port Loko in Northern Sierra Leone. His first name, Bai, means Chief in his native Temne language. Bureh's father was an important Temne war-chief and his mother was a Loko trader from Makeni. When Bureh was a young man his father sent him to the small village of Gbendembu in northern Sierra Leone, where he was trained to become a warrior. During his training at the village, he showed that he was a formidable warrior and was given the nickname of Kebalai which translates as one who doesnt tire of war. When Kebalai return to his home village, he was crowned ruler of Kasseh. During the 1860s and 1870s, Bureh had become the top warrior of Port Loko and the entire Northern Province. He successfully fought and won wars against other villagers and tribal leaders who were against his plan to establish correct Islamic and indigenous practices throughout Northern Sierra Leone. In 1882, Bureh fought against the Susu people from French Guinea (now Guinea) who invaded Kambia, a town in northern Sierra Leone. Bai Bureh's fighters defeated the Susu, push them back into French Guinea and returned the land to the local Kambia people. After winning several major wars, his popularity spread. The people of the northern province felt they had found a warrior who would defend their land. In 1886, Bai Bureh was crowned as the chief of Northern Sierra Leone. As a ruler, Bureh never wanted to cooperate with the British who w...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=838773