The Society for German Colonization (Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation) was founded on March 28, 1884 by Dr. Karl Peters. The goal of the Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation was to acquire German colonial territories in overseas countries. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Karl Peters (September 27, 1856 - September 10, 1918), German traveller in Africa, one of the founders of German East Africa (East Africa, todays Tanzania), was born at Neuhaus on the Elbe, the son of a Lutheran clergyman. ...
In the autumn of 1884 Dr. Peters proceeded, together with Count Joachim von Pfeil und Klein Ellguth and Dr. Karl Jühlke, to Zanzibar and from there to the East African mainland. During this journey he concluded treaties with the chiefs of Useguha, Nguru, Ijsagara and Ukami, in the name of the Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation. Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ... Nguru may refer to. ...
Returning to Europe early in 1885, he formed the Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Gesellschaft, which speedily obtained an imperial charter. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The flag of the German East Africa Company The German East Africa Company (German: Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft) was an organisation founded by Karl Peters (with imperial backing from Otto von Bismarck) on April 2, 1885 to govern German East Africa (modern Tanzania). ...
The Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation was merged in 1887 with the Deutschen Kolonialverein into the Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft. 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...
Karl Peters (September 27, 1856 - September 10, 1918), German traveller in Africa, one of the founders of German East Africa (East Africa, today's Tanzania), was born at Neuhaus on the Elbe, the son of a Lutheran clergyman.
This expedition was not sanctioned by the German government and was regarded by the British authorities as a filibustering (in the 19th century sense of the word) exploit.
One of its objects was to extend the sphere of German influence, and, reaching Uganda in early 1890, Peters concluded a treaty with the king of that country in favour of Germany.
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