Samuel Maharero
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Samuel Maharero was paramount chief of the Herero people in German South West Africa. He led the Herero uprising against German rule in February 1904. They attacked German settlements and were initial
Maharero in 1907
Herero chief Samuel Maharero (third from left)
Lothar von Trotha
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Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Bo
Samuel Maharero
…rule in February 1904. They attacked German settlements and were initially successful. However the Germans sent reinforcements under the command of Lothar von Trotha who crushed the uprising and perpetrated the Herero genocide, killing up to 80% of their prewar population. Today Samuel Maharero is considered a…
Trotha in 1905
Lothar von Trotha
Trotha in South West Africa
Trotha in Hamburg, c. 1905