Bailundo revolt

Bailundo revolt of 1902
Ovimbundu area within modern day Angola
Date 15 May 1902 – 22 March 1904[1] Location Benguela Highlands, central Portuguese Angola Result Portuguese victory Revolt suppresed by the Portuguese
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Ovimbundu Kingdoms Bailundo Bié Huambo Civula Kasongi Civanda Ngalanga 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]

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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.