Bailundo revolt

Bailundo revolt of 1902

  Ovimbundu area
within modern day Angola
Date15 May 1902 – 22 March 1904[1]
Location
Benguela Highlands, central Portuguese Angola
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire
Kisanji
Luimbi[1]
Commanders and leaders
Carlos I
Cabral de Moncada
Pais Brandão
Joaquim Teixeira Moutinho
Pedro Massano de Amorim[1]
Kalandula  (POW)
Mutu ya Kevela  
Samakaka
Livongue  
Civava  [1]
Strength
750 troops
1,000 Auxiliaries[1]
10,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Minimal[1] +2,000 casualties[1]
+120 civilians[1]

The Bailundo revolt was an insurrection launched by the Ovimbundu kingdom of Bailundo and its allies against the Portuguese Empire. The revolt was prompted by the sudden decline of the price of root rubber, pitting the indigenous population against European immigrants and aboriginal loyalists. The revolt lasted between 1902 and 1904, ending in a Portuguese victory.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Douglas Wheeler. "The Bailundo Revolt of 1902" (PDF). Redeemer's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.