Re:Germany’s Colonial Genocide in Namibia (2018)
by signal11 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @12:10PM
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It’s not very well known, but this was probably the first Genocide of the 20th century. As Deutsche Welle noted[1], it doesn’t get much attention, but it’s really worth learning about[2], if only to understand how things came to such a pass:
> Between 24,000 and 100,000 Hereros, 10,000 Nama and an unknown number of San died in the genocide... The first phase of the genocide was characterised by widespread death from starvation and dehydration, due to the prevention of the Herero from leaving the Namib desert by German forces. Once defeated, thousands of Hereros and Namas were imprisoned in concentration camps, where the majority died of diseases, abuse, and exhaustion.
> Between 24,000 and 100,000 Hereros, 10,000 Nama and an unknown number of San died in the genocide... The first phase of the genocide was characterised by widespread death from starvation and dehydration, due to the prevention of the Herero from leaving the Namib desert by German forces. Once defeated, thousands of Hereros and Namas were imprisoned in concentration camps, where the majority died of diseases, abuse, and exhaustion.
[1] https://youtu.be/WOHhyppuzzI
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide