Conflicts & Resolutions · Revolt
Aba Women's War
The Aba Women's War was a revolt by thousands of Igbo and Ibibio women in south-eastern Nigeria in November and December 1929. Sparked by fears that women would be taxed, it targeted the warrant chiefs appointed under British indirect rule; women gathered to 'sit on' chiefs and attacked courts and trading stores. Colonial troops killed more than 50 women, and the protest led to reforms of local administration.
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