the history of colonization
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It all began in 1883, when a tobacco merchant, AdolfLderitz, bought a piece of land in the south-west of
Africa.
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From that moment the territory was exactly called Lderitz.Now it is a small town belonging to the state of Namibia andit has a population of 12.500 people.
1905 nowadays
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The colony was expanded in 1890 because of the traty ofHelgoland-Zanzibar between England and Germany, whichestablished the acquisition of a land of northeast area which
which promised new commercial trades. German colonistssettled more in this area because th
ey were attracted fromeconomic resources like diamonds and copper, but also fromthe cultivation of the land.
The German colonial power on Namibia was consolidatedby the force and with protection treaties imposed on thelocal population. Trough these means, the European settlersquickly took profession of the livestock and arable land. Theebony population hadntno legal protection from theauthorities. This situation helped to create a tension thaterupted, during the XIX and XX century, in a series of
clashes between indigenous people and the colonial army. Afirts revolt started between 1893 and 1894 with Nama(apastoral tribe), followed by Herero in 1904.
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The population of Nama
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Herero people with traditional dresses, at the of 19 century
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The Herero were a tribe of cattle ranches who lived inDamaraland, in the north of Namibia. At first Hererosterminated about 150 Germans, but after Lothar von
Trotha was appointed as supreme Commander to leadand defend German troops. On 11thAugust 1904German troops defeated about 3.000-5.000 Herero in thebattle of Waterberg.
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A battle moment between Germans and Herero(the image quality is low because is a print published on a book)
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4 German soldiers on camel, 1906
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Herero prisoners chained up by German soldiers, 1904
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The German started to persecute survivors, most ofwhom were women and children. They were deported
to concentration camp where they were forced to workas slaves for the military and for the German settlers.Many Herrero, however, died for disease, malnutrionand overwork. A census carried out in 1905 revealedthat in German South-West aFrica had been 25.000
Herero. They were about 100.000 before the 1904.
The wars brought the country an hard condition ofslavery, where blacks had to do forced labors.
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