Bai Bureh

Bai Bureh (ca. 1840-1908) was a Sierra Leonean ruler and military strategist who led the Temne uprising against the British and the Krios who were thought to have supported the British in Sierra Leone in 1898. Image File history File links Bai_Bureh. ... Image File history File links Bai_Bureh. ... Military stratagem in the Battle of Waterloo. ... The Temne are the largest ethnic group in northern Sierra Leone, and they comprise about 30% of Sierra Leones total population. ... Uprising is another word for rebellion. ... Krio is a language spoken in Sierra Leone. ...

History

Bai Bureh was born in 1840 in Kasseh, a small village in Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. His father was a local loko chief, in a village in Port Loko District, and his mother was a Temne woman from Makeni, Bombali District. When Bureh was a young boy, his father sent him to Gbendembu, a small villige in Tonkolili District to live with his uncle who was a local warrior. Here Bureh, along with other young boys in the village, learned how to fight from his uncle who was already a local warrior for the village. The young Bureh was given the nickname Kebalai meaning one who never tired of war by the villagers in Gbendembu. When he returned back to Kasseh village from training, he had become a strong man who wanted to protect his homeland, his property and his people.^[1] 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location of Port Loko District in Sierra Leone Port Loko District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. ... Northern Province may refer to: North Province, Cameroon Northern Province, Sri Lanka Northern Province, Papua New Guinea Northern Province, Zambia Limpopo Province, South Africa, formerly named Northern Transvaal Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in line with reference to the former Cape Province as simply The Province, particularly in rugby. ... Loko may refer to. ... Chief can refer to : Paramount chief is the highest political leader in a region or country typically administered with a chief-based system. ... The Temne are the largest ethnic group in northern Sierra Leone, and they comprise about 30% of Sierra Leones total population. ... Makeni is the capital of the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. ... // Bombali District is one of the five Districts that make up the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. ... Location of Tonkolili District in Sierra Leone Tonkolili District is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. ... 17th Century Brazilian Tapuia A warrior is a person habitually engaged in warfare. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Robin, Bobby, Rab, Rabbie, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all nicknames for Robert). ...

During the 1860s and 1870's Bureh had become the top warrior of Port Loko District and the entire Northern Province. He successfuly fought and won wars against other villagers who were against his plan to establish correct Islamic and indigenous practices throughout the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. After wining his first major war, his popularity spread. The people of the Port Loko district felt they have found a warrior who would defend their land. In 1886, Bai Bureh was crowned as the chief of the entire Port Loko District. Northern Province may refer to: North Province, Cameroon Northern Province, Sri Lanka Northern Province, Papua New Guinea Northern Province, Zambia Limpopo Province, South Africa, formerly named Northern Transvaal Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in line with reference to the former Cape Province as simply The Province, particularly in rugby. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... The word indigenous is an adjective derived from the Latin word indigena, meaning native, belonging to, aboriginal; and has several applications: Indigenous peoples, communities and cultures native or indigenous to a territory; Indigenous (band), a Native American blues-rock band; In biology, indigenous means native to a place or biota... Chief can refer to : Paramount chief is the highest political leader in a region or country typically administered with a chief-based system. ...

Rebellion

As a ruler, Bureh never wanted to cooperate with the British who were living in the nation's capital Freetown. He refused to recognised the hut tax the British had imposed in 1893 in Sierra Leone. He did not believe the Sierra Leonean people had a duty to pay taxes to foreigners, and he wanted all British to return to Britain and let the Sierra Leoneans solve their own problems. After refusing to pay his taxes on several occasions, the British issued a warrant to arrest Bureh. In 1896 Bureh declared war on British in Sierra Leone. The war later became known as the Hut Tax War of 1898. He brought fighters from several temne vilages under his command, as well as fighters from Limba, loko, Soso, Kissi, and Mandingo villages. Bai Bureh's men not only killed the British soldiers, but also killed Krio people such as John 'Johnny' Taylor who was killed in his house because it was thought (by the indigeneous people of Sierra Leone)that he supported the British. Bai Bureh war was not only against the British but was also against the Krios who were thought to support the British. He had the advantage over the vastly more powerful British for several months of the war. Despite their arrest warrant, the British forces failed to defeat Bureh and his warriors fighters. Hundreds of British troops were killed, and hundreds of Bureh's fighters also died during the war.^[1] Map of Sierra Leone showing the capital Freetown Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... The Hut Tax War of 1898 was a war initiated by Temne chief Bai Bureh against the British in 1898. ... Temne can refer to: The Mel Temne language, one of the four official languages of Sierra Leone, Africa. ... Limba (Terminalia superba ) is a dark hardwood native to Africa. ... Loko may refer to. ... The term Soso might refer to any of the following: Sosso, a people of West Africa, found particularly in Guinea. ... Kissi (or Kisi) is a language split into two parts, northern and southern. ... Mandingo may refer to: The Mandinka people of West Africa The Mandinka language Mandingo (book), a bestselling novel originally published in 1957 Mandingo (film), a 1975 film based on the novel Mandingo (pornstar), who took his name from the film ... Krio is a language spoken in Sierra Leone. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a public officer which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual. ...

Bai Bureh was finally captured on November 11, 1898 and taken under guard to Freetown, where crowds gathered around his quarters day and night to gain a glimpse of the great man. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The British sent Bai Bureh in exile to the Gold Coast (now Ghana), but brought him back in 1905, reinstating him as the Chief of Kasseh. Bai Bureh died in 1908. Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ... Gold Coast may refer to: // Gold Coast (British colony), British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa Brandenburger Gold Coast, former German colony Danish Gold Coast, former Danish colony Dutch Gold Coast, former Dutch colony Portuguese Gold Coast, former Portuguese colony Swedish Gold Coast, former Swedish colony Gold... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Famous Quotes

'De war done done' (said when Bureh was captured by the British)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Bai Bureh. sierra-leone.org. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.

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References

• Bai Bureh - Hero of the 1898 Rebellion

External links

• Sierra Leone & the New Labour Militism
• President Kabbah Previews "Bai Bureh Goes To War"