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Herero and Nama genocide

1904–1908 genocide committed by the German colonial administration in Africa
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Herero and Nama genocide
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Summary

Herero and Nama genocide is a genocide[1]. It draws 9,120 Wikipedia views per month (genocide category, ranking #11 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Location: German South-West Africa[3]
  • Part of: Herero Wars[4]
  • Commons category: Herero and Namaqua genocide[5]
  • Target: Herero people[6], Nama people[7]
  • Start time: 1904[8]
  • End time: 1908[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Herero and Namaqua genocide[10]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[11]
  • Perpetrator: Imperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa[12], Lothar von Trotha[13]
  • Victim(s): Herero people[14], Nama people[15]

Why It Matters

Herero and Nama genocide has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths → +40000
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  2. 16w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1904-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Perpetrator → Imperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa, Lothar von Trotha
    Instance of → —
    Location → German South-West Africa
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