Geronimo, Apache name Goyaale, was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people.
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Geronimo was a leading Apache war leader whose final 1886 surrender is generally considered to mark the end of the wars.
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was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people
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June 16, 1829
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February 17, 1909
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Gerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, lit. 'the one who yawns', [kòjàːɬɛ́]; June 16, 1829 - February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people.
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Gerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, lit. 'the one who yawns', [kòjàːɬɛ́]; June 16, 1829 - February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people.
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In 1886, the U.S. Army put over 5,000 soldiers in the field to fight, which resulted in the surrender of Geronimo and 30 of his followers. This is generally considered the end of the Apache Wars.
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