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Herero and Nama Genocide

German South West Africa (Namibia) · 1904–1908

HistoricalPolitical / parliamentary

The 1904–1908 colonial destruction of the Herero and Nama peoples in present-day Namibia, acknowledged by Germany as genocide in 2021.

Perpetrator
German colonial empire (Schutztruppe)
Target group
Herero and Nama peoples
Deaths (estimate)
34,000 – 100,000 (best: 65,000)
Protected category
Ethnical, Racial

Process stage (Stanton)

1 Classification
2 Symbolization
3 Discrimination
4 Dehumanization
5 Organization
6 Polarization
7 Preparation
8 Persecution
9 Extermination
10 Denial

Recognition status

Political / parliamentary. Often called the first genocide of the 20th century; Germany formally acknowledged it as genocide in 2021.

HistoricalPolitical / parliamentary