Namibian War of Independence
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Wars, Battles, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: South Africa, Namibia
- Date: 1960-1990
Article abstract: At issue: Majority black rule in South Africa, independence for Namibia. Result: Minority white rule ended in both South Africa and Namibia; Namibia gained independence from South Africa.
Background
White settlers throughout southern Africa had a long history of practicing racial discrimination, beginning during the period of Dutch settlement at Cape Town in the early seventeenth century. Discriminatory policies were continued after reconciliation between British and Boer factions, after the Boer War led to creation of the Union of...
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