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Gustav Adolf von Götzen

1866–1910 · 19th century

Gustav Adolf von Götzen was a German officer and explorer. In 1894 he led the first European expedition to cross Rwanda, meeting King Kigeli IV Rwabugiri and reaching Lake Kivu. From 1901 to 1906 he was governor of German East Africa, where his forces suppressed the Maji Maji rebellion with great brutality.

Gustav Adolf von Götzen
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