Namaqua
Proper noun
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Namaqua
A region in Matzikama in South Africa
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Historians are examining the links and precedents between the Herero and Namaqua Genocide and the Holocaust of the 1940s.
Namaqua chief Hendrik Witbooi The Namaqua's resistance proved to be unsuccessful, however, and in 1894 Witbooi was forced to sign a "protection treaty" with the Germans.
These tragic events, known as the Herero and Namaqua Genocide, resulted in the death of between 24,000 and 65,000 Herero (estimated at 50% to 70% of the total Herero population) and 10,000 Nama (50% of the total Nama population).