Herero and Namaqua genocide

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The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war
crime against humanity
genocide
war crime
alsoKnownAs German genocide in Namibia
Herero and Nama genocide
Herero genocide
cause Herero uprising of January 1904
Nama uprising of 1904–1905
characterizedBy concentration camps
denial of access to water sources
forced labor
mass displacement
starvation policy
systematic extermination
commander Lothar von Trotha
Theodor Leutwein NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Germany
Namibia
describedAs one of the first genocides of the 20th century
endTime 1908
estimatedDeaths approximately 10,000 of 20,000 Nama population
approximately 65,000 of 80,000 Herero population
between 10,000 and 20,000 Nama
between 24,000 and 100,000 Herero
followedBy German colonial rule consolidation in South West Africa
hasPart Battle of Waterberg
confiscation of Herero and Nama land and cattle
establishment of concentration camps in German South West Africa
forced labor of Herero and Nama prisoners
mass executions of Herero and Nama
pursuit into the Omaheke Desert
legalBasisClaimedByPerpetrators extermination order (Vernichtungsbefehl) issued by Lothar von Trotha
location German South West Africa
linked to: Namibia

present-day Namibia
longTermConsequence destruction of Herero and Nama social structures
diaspora of Herero and Nama communities
lasting demands for reparations from Germany
massive land dispossession of Herero and Nama
memorializedBy Genocide memorials in Namibia
commemorative events by Herero and Nama communities
perpetratedBy German Empire
German colonial administration in German South West Africa
Imperial German Army
precededBy German colonization of South West Africa in the 1880s
recognizedAsGenocideBy German government (2021 political declaration)
United Nations Whitaker Report
scholars of genocide studies
startTime 1904
subjectOf debates on colonial reparations
historical research on colonial violence
legal actions by Herero and Nama representatives in foreign courts
targetedGroup Herero people
linked to: Herero

Mbanderu people
Nama people
San people
linked to: San peoples
timeInHistory early 20th century

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Imperial German Army engagedIn Herero and Namaqua genocide
South-West Africa Campaign opponentForce Schutztruppe in German South West Africa
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Imperial German Navy conflict Herero Wars
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Nama people historicalEvent Herero and Namaqua genocide
Shark Island associatedWithEvent Herero and Nama genocide
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Erich von Falkenhayn conflict Herero and Namaqua genocide
Herero and Namaqua genocide alsoKnownAs Herero and Nama genocide
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Herero and Namaqua genocide alsoKnownAs German genocide in Namibia
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Herero and Namaqua genocide perpetratedBy German colonial administration in German South West Africa
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Herero and Namaqua genocide cause Herero uprising of January 1904
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Nama people sufferedEvent Herero and Namaqua genocide
subject linked to: Nama/Damara
Hendrik Witbooi conflict Herero and Namaqua genocide
Jakob Marengo conflict Herero and Nama War
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide