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Douala Manga Bell: African king who stood up against Germans

Philipp Sandner
May 8, 2021

Born a prince and educated in Germany, King Rudolf Douala Manga Bell was passionate about German culture. When German colonists shortchanged his people, he protested. In the end, German colonial rulers hung him for his act of resistance.

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