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51 Moments
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1971
13-Dec-1971
General Strike of Contract Workers
21-Jun-1971
ICJ Advisory Opinion on Namibia
1966
27-Oct-1966
Assembly Ends South Africa's Mandate for Administration
26-Aug-1966
First Guerrilla Attack by SWAPO
1966
UN Revokes South Africa's Mandate
1946
1946
South Africa Refuses UN Trusteeship
1917
06-Feb-1917
Death of Mandume Ya Ndemufayo
Death of Mandume Ya Ndemufayo
1915
1915
South Africa Occupies South West Africa
1908
1908
Discovery of diamonds in Namibia
1894
15-Sep-1894
Hendrik Witbooi signs protection treaty
Hendrik Witbooi signs protection treaty
03-Mar-1894
Theodor Leutwein Appointed Governor of German Colony
Theodor Leutwein Appointed Governor of German Colony
1890
01-Jul-1890
Treaty Establishing Caprivi Strip Between UK and Germany
1884
1884
Establishment of German South West Africa as a Colony
Establishment of German South West Africa as a Colony
1883
1883
Adolf Lüderitz's Purchase of Angra Pequena
Adolf Lüderitz's Purchase of Angra Pequena
1872
1872
Founding of the Free Republic of Rehoboth
Founding of the Free Republic of Rehoboth
1840
1840
German Rhenish Mission Society's Work in Namibia
1830
1830
Jonker Afrikaner Agreement with Nama Chief Oaseb
Jonker Afrikaner Agreement with Nama Chief Oaseb
1805
1805
British Control of Walvis Bay
1805
London Missionary Society in Namibia
1793
1793
Dutch Control of Walvis Bay
1485
1485
Portuguese First Europeans in Namibia
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