XXᵉ siècle
South West Africa
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The Herero Revolt began in January 1904 as an uprising against German colonial rule in South West Africa. Herero forces killed Germans, destroyed farms and seized cattle, but German commanders responded with a campaign of extermination involving massacres and prison camps. Most of the Herero population was killed, while survivors lost land and livestock and were forced into dependence on settler labour and migrant employment.
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The Herero uprising followed the cumulative effects of German colonial rule in South West Africa. In January 1904, the Herero took advantage of the withdrawal of German troops to suppress an uprising among the Bondelswarts and launched their own revolt. They killed approximately one hundred Germans, destroyed several farms and captured cattle.
The German commander Theodor Leutwein was replaced by General von Trotha, who pursued total military victory and the destruction of the Herero people. The campaign used ruthless tactics and massacres. The source estimates that between 75 and 80 percent of an Herero population of 60,000 to 80,000 were slaughtered; 14,000 were imprisoned in camps, while 2,000 fled to South Africa.
Samuel Maherero and approximately one thousand followers crossed the Kalahari Desert to Bechuanaland. After the defeat, all Herero land and livestock were confiscated, ethnic organizations and traditional ceremonies were prohibited, and survivors were deprived of independent means of subsistence. Christianity spread through mass conversions after Herero religious authorities had been defeated.
South African troops occupied South West Africa in 1915 and imposed martial law until 1921. Herero survivors were confined to barren reserves and forced to depend on migrant employment. Despite this devastation, the revolt left a legacy of resistance, cross-ethnic alliances and cultural, historical, racial and nationalist consciousness in southern Africa.
XXᵉ siècle
South West Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Herero Revolt began in January 1904 as an uprising against German colonial rule in South West Africa. Herero forces killed Germans, destroyed farms and seized cattle, but German commanders responded with a campaign of extermination involving massacres and prison camps. Most of the Herero population was killed, while survivors lost land and livestock and were forced into dependence on settler labour and migrant employment.
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Le récit
The Herero uprising followed the cumulative effects of German colonial rule in South West Africa. In January 1904, the Herero took advantage of the withdrawal of German troops to suppress an uprising among the Bondelswarts and launched their own revolt. They killed approximately one hundred Germans, destroyed several farms and captured cattle.
The German commander Theodor Leutwein was replaced by General von Trotha, who pursued total military victory and the destruction of the Herero people. The campaign used ruthless tactics and massacres. The source estimates that between 75 and 80 percent of an Herero population of 60,000 to 80,000 were slaughtered; 14,000 were imprisoned in camps, while 2,000 fled to South Africa.
Samuel Maherero and approximately one thousand followers crossed the Kalahari Desert to Bechuanaland. After the defeat, all Herero land and livestock were confiscated, ethnic organizations and traditional ceremonies were prohibited, and survivors were deprived of independent means of subsistence. Christianity spread through mass conversions after Herero religious authorities had been defeated.
South African troops occupied South West Africa in 1915 and imposed martial law until 1921. Herero survivors were confined to barren reserves and forced to depend on migrant employment. Despite this devastation, the revolt left a legacy of resistance, cross-ethnic alliances and cultural, historical, racial and nationalist consciousness in southern Africa.
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