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==History== | ==History== | ||
Namibia officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. | Namibia officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. | ||
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1904 - 1907 In what has been called the first genocide of the Twentieth Century, the Germans systematically killed 10,000 Nama, half the population, and approximately 65,000 Herero, about 80% of the population. The survivors, when finally released from detention, were subjected to a policy of dispossession, deportation, forced labor, racial segregation, and discrimination in a system that in many ways anticipated the apartheid established by South Africa in 1948<br> | 1904 - 1907 In what has been called the first genocide of the Twentieth Century, the Germans systematically killed 10,000 Nama, half the population, and approximately 65,000 Herero, about 80% of the population. The survivors, when finally released from detention, were subjected to a policy of dispossession, deportation, forced labor, racial segregation, and discrimination in a system that in many ways anticipated the apartheid established by South Africa in 1948<br> | ||
1990 - Nambia officially became independent<br> | 1990 - Nambia officially became independent<br> | ||
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=== Websites === | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Namibia.html Culture of Namibia History] | |||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Namibia/Cultural-life Encyclopaedia Britannica Namibia Culture and History] | |||
[[Category:Namibia]] | [[Category:Namibia]] | ||
[[Category:Histories]] | [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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