African heroes

African heroes

African heroes were leaders who resisted the establishment of colonialism in Africa during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Guided by the information they had received from the explorers, missionaries and traders described in Chapter Five, European nations began to establish colonies in Africa and to control Africans economically, politically, socially and militarily.

These nations included Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal and Italy. African heroes mobilised their people to resist colonial invasion because they did not want to be under colonial domination. They wanted to preserve their independence economically, politically, socially and militarily.