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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Republic of Namibia }} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Republic of Namibia }} | ||
'''Namibia,''' officially the '''Republic of Namibia,''' is a country located in Southern Africa. it borders [[Republic of Angola|Angola]] and [[Republic of Zambia|Zambia]] to the North, [[Botswana]] to the East, and [[Republic of South Africa|South Africa]] to the South. The current ruling and dominant party of Namibia is the [[South West Africa People's Organisation]] (SWAPO), there are other political parties but they have never won elections so far. [[Hage Geingob]] has been president of Namibia since 2015 and has served as prime minister from 1990 since independence up until 2002, then again from 2012 - 2015. | |||
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== Colonial Era == | == Colonial Era == | ||
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=== Incorporation to South Africa === | === Incorporation to South Africa === | ||
General JC Smuts, member of the British war cabinet, was unable to persuade the Peace Conference of not wanting to apply the [[League of Nations]] Mandate system to Germany's African colonies and wanted South West Africa to be incorporated into South Africa, so in 1920, he and General Louis Botha came to an agreement that South Africa should administer under a Class C Mandate from the League of Nations. The mandate purported to safeguard the rights and interests of the indigenous people. The hopes of the inhabitants of South West Africa for rectify of grievances when the Union Government took over the territory were soon dashed. From 1922 to 1946 the indigenous peoples were allocated from 10.6% to as little as 3.6% of the budget. Even though about 6,000 Germans left the country, grazing lands sequestrated by the German colonial government were not restored. Instead, pastoral chiefdoms and communities were dispossessed and almost half the territory was allocated to some 3,000 White settler ranches that were heavily subsidised. Some of these were given to about three hundred Afrikaners, descendants of Voortrekkers who had previously settled in Angola. Until 1948 the highest authority in the territory was the Administrator of the territory, appointed by the South African Government. Only White settlers were allowed to vote for the Legislative Assembly and local authorities. A resident commissioner and magistrates administered the local inhabitants, issuing directives to chiefs and headmen. Four native commissioners exercised authority in Ovamboland. Black chiefs were treated as government agents who could be replaced or dismissed. Ovamboland was looked on as a labour reserve and very little development was undertaken there. | General JC Smuts, member of the British war cabinet, was unable to persuade the Peace Conference of not wanting to apply the [[League of Nations]] Mandate system to Germany's African colonies and wanted South West Africa to be incorporated into South Africa, so in 1920, he and General Louis Botha came to an agreement that South Africa should administer under a Class C Mandate from the League of Nations. The mandate purported to safeguard the rights and interests of the indigenous people. The hopes of the inhabitants of South West Africa for rectify of grievances when the Union Government took over the territory were soon dashed. From 1922 to 1946 the indigenous peoples were allocated from 10.6% to as little as 3.6% of the budget. Even though about 6,000 Germans left the country, grazing lands sequestrated by the German colonial government were not restored. Instead, pastoral chiefdoms and communities were dispossessed and almost half the territory was allocated to some 3,000 White settler ranches that were heavily subsidised. Some of these were given to about three hundred Afrikaners, descendants of Voortrekkers who had previously settled in Angola. Until 1948 the highest authority in the territory was the Administrator of the territory, appointed by the South African Government. Only White settlers were allowed to vote for the Legislative Assembly and local authorities. A resident commissioner and magistrates administered the local inhabitants, issuing directives to chiefs and headmen. Four native commissioners exercised authority in Ovamboland. Black chiefs were treated as government agents who could be replaced or dismissed. Ovamboland was looked on as a labour reserve and very little development was undertaken there. | ||
== Independence == | == Independence == | ||
== Politics and Government == | == Politics and Government == | ||
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== Economy == | == Economy == | ||