Nigerian Women's War of 1929
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Aba_Women's_Riot
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
at least 50 women killed
|
| gptkbp:cause |
warrant chiefs system
introduction of direct taxation |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
January 1930
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nigerian Women's War of 1929
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Aba
gptkb:southeastern_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:method |
marches
protests song and dance destruction of colonial property |
| gptkbp:participants |
British colonial authorities
Igbo women |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Igbo_people gptkb:colonial_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:result |
reforms in colonial administration
abolition of warrant chief system in some areas |
| gptkbp:significance |
early women's rights movement in Nigeria
major anti-colonial protest |
| gptkbp:startDate |
November 1929
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Poor_People's_TV_Room
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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