Between 1904-1908, German soldiers murdered 65,000 Herero people and 10,000 Nama people who rose up to protest land seizures and forced labour by colonists in what was called German South West Africa now Namibia. #Thread
The Herero and Nama genocide was the first genocide of the 20th century, waged by the German Empire against the Ovaherero, the Nama, and the San in German South West Africa (now Namibia). The Germans killed the people and also took their skulls for display in House of Berlin.
Those who weren’t killed were driven out into the desert and died of thirst and starvation. Others perished in concentration camps.
In 2011, Germany said it was prepared to apologise in principle but it is still negotiating with the Namibian government over the form of the apology and how to deal with the legacy of the genocide. Which they never did.
Around Sept 2011, Germany returned 20 skulls out of the thousands taken for display in the House of Berlin.
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