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The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa .
The Hereros were cattle grazers, occupying most of central and northern South West Africa. Under the leadership of Jonker Afrikaner, who died in 1861, and then later under the leadership of Samuel Maharero, they had achieved supremacy over the Nama and Orlam peoples in a series of conflicts that had in their later stages, seen the extensive use of fire-arms obtained from European traders.
This is a list of wars involving Namibia. Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result; Herero Wars (1904–1908) Herero and Namaqua: German Empire. German South West Africa;
The monument honoured the soldiers and civilians that died on the German side of the Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907, a situation that caused controversy about its role in a democratic Namibia that has shed its colonial occupation and gained independence.
Four German soldiers in a Camel-Schutztruppe patrol, 1906 Over the following years, relations between the German settlers and the indigenous peoples continued to worsen. Additionally, the British settlement at Walvis Bay , a coastal enclave within South West Africa, continued to develop, and many small farmers and missionaries moved into the ...
Namibian people of World War II (2 P) R. ... Pages in category "Military history of Namibia" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
They de-nude-ed the landscape. Another day, another instance of tourists disrespecting a landmark. This time, foreign sightseers angered Namibian authorities after posing naked atop the legendary ...
A BBC documentary, Namibia – Genocide and the Second Reich (2005), explores the Herero and Nama genocide and the circumstances surrounding it. [ 143 ] In the documentary 100 Years of Silence , filmmakers Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen portray a 23-year-old Herero woman, who is aware of the fact that her great-grandmother was raped by a ...