Here's why the German president apologized, asking for forgiveness for the crimes against Tanzanians

Last week, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologized, seeking forgiveness for the crimes committed by the military during Germany's colonial rule of Tanzania during a visit to the East African country.Experts estimate between 200,000 and 300,000 members of the Indigenous Tanzanian population were murdered during the Maji Maji Rebellion uprisings between 1905 and 1907, according to DW News.Seen as one of the bloodiest uprisings in colonial history, German troops participated in the systematic destruction of fields and villages.