Cochise, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Apache tribe chief
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1805
Place of Birth: New Spain
Date of Death: 08-Jun-1874
Profession: tribal chief
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Cochise
- Cochise (; in Apache: Shi-ka-She or A-da-tli-chi – "having the quality or strength of an oak", after the whites called him "Cochise", the Apache adopted it as K'uu-ch'ish or Cheis "oak"; c.
- 1805 – June 8, 1874) was leader of the Chihuicahui local group of the Chokonen ("central" or "real" Chiricahua) and principal chief (or nantan) of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache.
- A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an uprising against the U.S.
- government which began in 1861, and persisted until a peace treaty in 1872.
- Cochise County, Arizona is named after him.
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