Herero and Namaqua genocide. Namibia (1904-1908)

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Herero and Namaqua genocide
Namibia (1904-1908)

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Background
Germany lacks colonies
Battle for Africa
Bismarck's colonial ambitions
confirmed (1880)
Private colonial initiative (1882)
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Colony Establishment
Adolf Lüderitz, merchant
The merchant bought the land from a native chief
Officially declared German land in 1890
Namibia divided by the European empires
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Genocide Reasons
Cruel German rule
Exploitation of the Herero and Namaqua
peoples
Rising tension
Exclusively military solution
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Main figures
Samuel Maharero
Hendrik Witbooi
Lothar von Trotha
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Outcome
Suppressed rebellion
676 German soldiers killed
65.000-100.000 Herero and Namaqua
victims reported (up to 80% of all)
In 1915 the German colony was occupied
by the Union of South Africa
Monument to celebrate the German victory
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Modern attitude
No apology
No payments
Weak Namibian position
Individual legal attempts
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