Herero
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Was a precolonial chifdom or kingdom of Namibia.
Establishment
- January 1701: Ovaherero chiefdom established.
Chronology
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1. Events
- January 1877: The Cape colony declares a protectorate over the Herero.
- January 1881: The protectorate of the Cape Colony over Damara and Herero is disestablished.
- October 1885: In 1885, William Worthington Jordan bought a tract (fifty thousand square kilometers) of land from the Ovambo chief Kambonde for three hundred pounds. Here he established the Republic of Upingtonia on 20 October 1885.
- October 1885: Herero is annexed to German South West Africa.
Disestablishment
- October 1885: In 1885, William Worthington Jordan bought a tract (fifty thousand square kilometers) of land from the Ovambo chief Kambonde for three hundred pounds. Here he established the Republic of Upingtonia on 20 October 1885.
- October 1885: Herero is annexed to German South West Africa.