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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
=== | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=namibia&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=namibia British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|3732506|South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966}} — index | *'''1955-1966''' {{RecordSearch|3732506|South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966}} at FamilySearch — [[South Africa, Civil Death Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration'''<br> | |||
Cohen Building<br> | |||
Kasino Street<br> | |||
Windhoek, Namibia<br> | |||
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Telephone: +264-61-292 2111<br> | |||
[https://www.govpage.co.za/namibia-home-affairs-and-immigration.html Website]<br> | |||
[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=37566&page=archive-read News article: All citizen records back from RSA] | |||
==Background== | |||
From 1884 to the end of WWI, Namibia was under German rule. After WWI, Namibia became part of South Africa until 1969.<ref>Wiki Contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia Namibia], (accessed 20 December 2021). </ref> | |||
The Namibian reports that all birth, death and marriage records of Namibian citizens from the time before Independence have been returned to Windhoek and South Africa only kept copies in Pretoria. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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*Place of registration | *Place of registration | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Certifier | *Certifier<ref name="Unicef Namibia" /> | ||
====Fetal Death Records==== | ====Fetal Death Records==== | ||
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