Herero and Nama genocide
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The Herero and Nama genocide, or the Namibian genocide, was the extermination of the Herero and the Nama people in German South West Africa perpetrated by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908. Arou
Chained Herero and Nama prisoners during the genocide
Theodor Leutwein toasting Hendrik Witbooi in 1896
Central figure Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha, the Oberbefehlshaber (Supreme Commander) of the protection force in German South West Africa, in Keetmanshoop during the Herero uprising, 1904
The terrain near Waterberg mountain in Namibia where the decisive battle was fought
Namibia
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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the s
Herero and Nama genocide
…The Herero and Nama genocide, or the Namibian genocide, was the extermination of the Herero and the Nama people in German South West Africa (now Namibia) perpetrated by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908. Around 40,000 to 80,000 Hereros (80 percent of their pre-war population) and 10,000 Nama (half…
Foreign Observer identification badge issued during the 1989 Namibian election
South African troops patrol the border region for PLAN insurgents, 1980s.
Sand dunes of the Namib desert
Fish River Canyon