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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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 ⓘ
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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
Mbanderu → historicalConnection → Herero–German conflict ⓘ
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck → participatedIn → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Lothar von Trotha → notableFor → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Lothar von Trotha → participantIn → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Lothar von Trotha → conflict → Herero Wars ⓘ
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Lothar von Trotha → notableWork → Vernichtungsbefehl against the Herero ⓘ
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Battle of Waterberg → conflict → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Battle of Waterberg → isTurningPointIn → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Battle of Waterberg → followedBy → Herero flight into the desert ⓘ
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide
Battle of Waterberg → relatedEvent → Herero uprising of 1904 ⓘ
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Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa → conflict → Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa → conflict → Herero Wars ⓘ
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German colonial administration of German South West Africa → notableConflict → Herero and Nama uprising ⓘ
linked to: Herero and Namaqua genocide