Polity Kaokoland

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Was a Bantustan (self-governing homeland created during Apartheid to segregate the black African population) in modern-day Namibia created for the OvaHimba people.

Establishment

  • January 1981: Kaokoland was established as a Bantustan in 1981. A Bantustan was a territory designated by the white National Party administration of South Africa for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) as part of its policy of apartheid.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • June 1989: Homelands in South West Africa were abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence.

Disestablishment

  • June 1989: Homelands in South West Africa were abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence.