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German South-West Africa · Alexandria

Event · 1884 CE – 1915 CE

German South-West Africa

Also known as

Afraic Thiar Theas na Gearmáine
Africa de Sudoeste alemana
Africa del Sud-Ovest Tedesca
Africa del Sudoeste Alemana
Africa Sudoccidental alemana
Africa Suroccidental Alemana

Image illustrating German South-West Africa — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · German South West Africasee Wikimedia Commons

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containsHerero and Nama genocide1904 CE
had as citizenJohanna Gertze1837 CE

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