Leaders of Hereroland
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The Herero people of Namibia
are ruled by traditional leaders, the highest office is that of the Paramount Chief. During part of the South African Apartheid administration in South-West Africa, when Hereroland
was a bantustan (designated area for Herero settlement), they additionally had a political representative to the South African Administration, which was decoupled from chieftaincy in 1980. The Paramount Chief of the Herero is Kuaima Riruako
, the position of the representative of Hereroland was abolished in May 1989 as part of the transition to Namibian independence
which was declared in March 1990.
was declared in 1968, along with other bantustan
s in South-West Africa. Self–governance of Hereroland was granted on 26 Jul 1970, which lasted until May 1989. The Chair of the Executive Committee of Hereroland was occupied by:
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
are ruled by traditional leaders, the highest office is that of the Paramount Chief. During part of the South African Apartheid administration in South-West Africa, when Hereroland
Hereroland
Hereroland was a bantustan in South West Africa , intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Herero people. It was set up in 1968 and self-government was granted two years later....
was a bantustan (designated area for Herero settlement), they additionally had a political representative to the South African Administration, which was decoupled from chieftaincy in 1980. The Paramount Chief of the Herero is Kuaima Riruako
Kuaima Riruako
Kuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some...
, the position of the representative of Hereroland was abolished in May 1989 as part of the transition to Namibian independence
Namibian War of Independence
See also South African Border War.The Namibian War of Independence, also known as the South African Border War, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the nationalist South-West Africa People's Organization and others, fought against the apartheid government in South...
which was declared in March 1990.
Paramount Chiefs of the Herero
The genealogy of the Paramount Chiefs of the Herero is:- Tjirwe (before 1842)
- TjamuahaTjamuahaTjamuaha was a chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia, and the father of Maharero. He was a close ally and subordinate of Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in Windhoek for most of his chieftaincy...
(1842–1861) - MahareroMahareroMaharero was one of the most powerful paramount chiefs of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia.-Biography:...
(1861–1890) - Samuel MahareroSamuel MahareroSamuel Maharero was a Paramount Chief of the Herero people in German South-West Africa during their revolts and in connection with the events surrounding the Herero genocide.- Life :...
(1890–1917) - Hosea KutakoHosea KutakoChief Hosea Kutako was an early Namibian nationalist leader and member of the South West African People's Organization. Kutako, alongside Rev. Michael Scott led petitions to the United Nations which eventually led to the recognition of Namibia's status as a sovereign country under colonial control...
(1917–1970) - Clemens KapuuoClemens KapuuoClemens Kapuuo was a Namibian school teacher, shopkeeper and chief of the Herero people of Namibia. Kapuuo was one of the leading opponents of South African rule of his country up until his assassination following the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference in March 1978.-Biography:Clemens Kapuuo was...
(1970–1978) - Kuaima RiruakoKuaima RiruakoKuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some...
(1978–)
Political chief representatives of Hereroland
HererolandHereroland
Hereroland was a bantustan in South West Africa , intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Herero people. It was set up in 1968 and self-government was granted two years later....
was declared in 1968, along with other bantustan
Bantustan
A bantustan was a territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa , as part of the policy of apartheid...
s in South-West Africa. Self–governance of Hereroland was granted on 26 Jul 1970, which lasted until May 1989. The Chair of the Executive Committee of Hereroland was occupied by:
- Hosea KutakoHosea KutakoChief Hosea Kutako was an early Namibian nationalist leader and member of the South West African People's Organization. Kutako, alongside Rev. Michael Scott led petitions to the United Nations which eventually led to the recognition of Namibia's status as a sovereign country under colonial control...
(2 October 1968 to July 1970) - Clemens KapuuoClemens KapuuoClemens Kapuuo was a Namibian school teacher, shopkeeper and chief of the Herero people of Namibia. Kapuuo was one of the leading opponents of South African rule of his country up until his assassination following the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference in March 1978.-Biography:Clemens Kapuuo was...
(July 1970 to 27 March 1978) - Kuaima RiruakoKuaima RiruakoKuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some...
(7 June 1978 to 5 December 1980) - Thimoteus TjamuahaThimoteus TjamuahaThimoteus Tjamuaha was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Hereroland from 1980–1984, a bantustan under the control of Apartheid South Africa. In this position he was the highest representative of his homeland to the South African administration in South-West Africa.-References:...
(5 December 1980 to September 1984) - Erastus TjejambaErastus TjejambaErastus Tjejamba was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Hereroland from September 1984 to August 1987 and from October 1987 to February 1988...
(August 1987 to October 1987 and October 1987 to February 1988) - Gottlob MbaukuaGottlob MbaukuaGottlob Hengombe Mbaukua was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Hereroland from August 1987 to October 1987 and from February 1988 to May 1989. In this position he was the highest representative of his bantustan to the South African Apartheid administration in South-West Africa...
(September 1984 to August 1987 and February 1988 to May 1989)