Namibia

Namibian history

Brief history of Namibia summarized In the year 1487 a Portuguese named Bartolomé Díaz arrived in what is now Namibia. However, Europeans showed little interest in Namibia until the 19th century because there was a desert along its coast. However, in 1884 Namibia became a German colony. However, at first the Germans showed little interest in Namibia. The number of German settlers gradually increased until in 1904 the Herero people revolted. However, the Germans brutally suppressed the uprising. The Nama people in Namibia started a guerrilla war, but by 1907 they had been defeated, again with great brutality. In 1915,…

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