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Monday, July 26, 2021

Basic timeline of Namibia

This post is a basic timeline of Namibia. There are 14 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (25,000 BC)
• Nama culture emerges (1st century BC)
• Ovambo, Kavango, Herero, Oorlam and Baster cultures (Pre-European era)
• Diogo Cao and Portugal arrive (1485)
• British Cape Colony (1806-1910)
• German South West Africa (1884-1915)
• Herero Wars (1904-1908)
• Herero and Namaqua genocide (1904-1908)
• South Africa occupies Namibia (1915-1990)
• South African Border War (1966-1990)
• Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)
• Namibia gains independence (1990)
• Caprivi conflict (1994-1999)
• Second Congo War (1998-2003)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Namibia at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Namibia.)