JAMB - History (2023 - No. 16)
The Aba Women's Riots of 1929 were a response to:
The prohibition of women from participating in politics.
The banning of traditional religious practices.
The imposition of heavy taxes on women traders.
Forced labor in European-owned plantations.
คำอธิบาย
The Aba Women's Riots of 1929, also known as the Women's War, was a response to the imposition of heavy taxes on women traders by the British colonial administration. The women protested against the Warrant Chiefs, who were representatives of the colonial government, and their oppressive taxation policies.