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I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

Geronimo

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Geronimo
Age: 79 †
Born: 1829
Born: June 16
Died: 1909
Died: February 17
Resistance Fighter
Tribal Chief
Warrior
Goyaałé
Goyathlay
Goyahkla
Deeply
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Apaches
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Conferred
Trust
Wronged
Upon
Resolved
Others
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