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#BREAKING Germany says committed genocide in Namibia during colonial rule

#UPDATE Germany for the first time says it committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation.

German settlers killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people in 1904-1908 massacres - labelled the first genocide of the 20th century
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#BREAKING Germany's genocide recognition 'step in right direction': Namibia govt

#UPDATE Namibia says Germany's acknowledgment it committed genocide in the African country during its 20th century colonial occupation was a "step in the right direction".

📸 Skulls of massacre victims are handed back to Namibia at a ceremony in Berlin in 2018

#UPDATE Namibia was called German South West Africa during Berlin's 1884-1915 rule, and then fell under South African rule for 75 years, before finally gaining independence in 1990
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#UPDATE Germany has acknowledged the massacre of Namibia's indigenous Herero and Nama peoples by colonial-era troops was an act of genocide.

Here is the background into the event, which some historians describe as the first genocide of the 20th century

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