History of Namibia, Bantu, San people

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Bantu people, Ovambo. German Protectorate (History of Namibia)

The first inhabitants of Namibia (Southern Africa): San (Bushmen), Damara and Nama (Khoisan)
9th century: Damaras (Khoisan)
14th century: Bantu migrations
17th century: Herero (East African nomads) arrive
19th century: Ovambo (Bantu people) dominates Namibia
Himba
1840: Foundation of Windhoek by Jonker Afrikaner
1879: annexation of the port of Walvis Bay by the Union of South Africa
1884 -1915: German Protectorate (Schutzgebiet)
1904: Herero and Namaqua rebellions
Herero and Namaqua genocide: 24,000 - 65,000 Herero death and 10,000 Nama (50% of the total population of Nama).
1917: Mandume Ya Ndemufayo, the last Kwanyama King of Ovamboland, was killed in a South African attack
1920: South African Administration
Racial rules
1948: apartheid
1966: Namibia under the control of the UN
1973: The UN recognises the South-West Africa People Organisation (SWAPO)
1990: Independence from South Africa (except Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands)
1994: Independence of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands
Since the independence, Namibia has successfully completed the transition from an apartheid regime of white minority to a democratic society

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