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The Mau movement in American Samoa or American Samoa Mau (Samoan: O le Mau), was an anti-colonial movement [1] and an independence movement formed in American Sāmoa in the 1920s, which was suppressed by the United States. [2] Established in early 1920, it aimed to challenge the overreach of the U.S. Navy's authority. [3]
Multiple rebellions and closely related events have occurred in the United States, beginning from the colonial era up to present day. Events that are not commonly named strictly a rebellion (or using synonymous terms such as "revolt" or "uprising"), but have been noted by some as equivalent or very similar to a rebellion (such as an insurrection), or at least as having a few important elements ...
The Mau was a non-violent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule during the first half of the 20th century. [1] Mau means 'resolute' or 'resolved' in the sense of 'opinion', 'unwavering', 'to be decided', or 'testimony'; also denoting 'firm strength' in Samoan. The motto for the Mau were the words Samoa mo Samoa (Samoa for the ...
The Mau Mau rebellion (1952–1960), also known as the Mau Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt, or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. [9]
The name Mau Maus was chosen after the members watched the movie Something Of Value (released in May 1957 in the United States) about the Mau Mau uprising in East Africa. [ 1 ] Around January 1958 a member of the rival Bishop gang and a candy store owner were stabbed to death by some of the Mau Mau gang, supposedly in retaliation for the ...
According to the Colonial Film website, "As a documentary made at the height of the Mau Mau uprising, there is much to interest both the colonial and film historian within Mau Mau. Stylistically, the film combines staged sequences with documentary footage, containing shocking images of dead African bodies alongside dramatised scenes, for ...
The Lari massacre was an incident during the Mau Mau Uprising in which the Mau Mau massacred approximately 74 people, including some members of the loyalist Home Guard, but mostly their families: women, children and elderly relatives. [4] Those murdered included prominent local loyalist Luka Kahangara.
The Mau a Pule represented traditional Samoa with none or little European influence in its methods or organisation. [5] Lauati depended on the chiefly elite of Savai'i to organise Mau a Pule support. Pule is the traditional designation given to the Chiefs who represent the big island of Savaii and who were affiliated with the Sa Malietoa royal ...