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Providence Industrial Mission

mission, Nyasaland
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The Providence Industrial Mission was founded in Nyasaland (now Malawi) around 1900 by John Chilembwe. Chilembwe, a missionary educated in the United States, established the mission to provide education and instill pride in the local Nyasa people. His revolt against British rule in 1915, though largely symbolic, stemmed from his disgust with the cruelty of white colonial rule and the conscription of Nyasa soldiers for World War I. The mission aimed to uplift the African population, contrasting with the exploitative practices of some European estates.1

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  1. history of Malawi - Early history of Malawi
  2. John Chilembwe
  3. Tanzania - Early exploration
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