German East Africa
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noun
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What it’s about How colonialism shapes the lives of three protagonists in an unnamed coastal town in German East Africa in the early 1900s.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Tanzania was a part of German East Africa, which consisted of modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and parts of Mozambique.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023
German East Africa was a German colony which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, parts of Tanzania, and a small region of Mozambique.
From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2023
Beginning in the early 20th century, when the territory was part of German East Africa, the story moves on through both world wars, British rule and to independence.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022
The conquest of German East Africa was a very different affair.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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