Hendrik Witbooi Biography: Nama Leadership and Resistance to German Colonial Rule
Hendrik Witbooi (c. 1830–1905) was a Nama leader who resisted German colonial expansion in present-day Namibia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As chief of the ǀKhowesin Nama, he defended his people’s political independence and territorial rights against growing European interference. Witbooi became one of the most prominent African leaders to challenge German … Read more
