South African occupation of South West Africa

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The South African occupation of South West Africa was the decades-long control and administration of present-day Namibia by apartheid-era South Africa, marked by racial segregation, international disputes, and a protracted struggle for independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apartheid-era policy
colonial rule
military occupation
affectedGroup Damara people
Herero people
Nama people
Ovambo people
appliesToTerritory Namibia
South West Africa
capitalDuringOccupation Windhoek
characterizedBy apartheid policies
dispossession of indigenous land
racial segregation
suppression of political opposition
contestedBy International Court of Justice
Organization of African Unity
South West Africa People’s Organization
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council
createdEntity homelands in South West Africa
declaredIllegalBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 276
endedWithTreaty Tripartite Accord (Angola–Cuba–South Africa, 1988)
linked to: Tripartite Accord
endEvent Namibian independence
endTime 1990
governingPolicy Bantustan system
apartheid
implementedBy South African Defence Force
South African Police
includedEvent Namibian War of Independence
South African Border War
legalStatus League of Nations mandate
mandateAuthority League of Nations
mandateType Class C mandate
occupyingPower Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa

Union of South Africa
opposedResolution United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2145
predecessor German colonial rule in South West Africa
relatedToConflict Cold War in Southern Africa
Cuban military presence in Angola
resistedBy Namibian nationalist movements
People’s Liberation Army of Namibia
South West Africa People’s Organization
result independence of Namibia
international recognition of Namibia’s sovereignty
startEvent South African invasion of German South West Africa during World War I
startTime 1915
subjectOfCase Advisory Opinion on Namibia (ICJ, 1971)
South West Africa cases (ICJ)
successorLegalFramework United Nations trust territory status claim

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South African Border War hasCause South African occupation of South West Africa
Independence Memorial Museum hasExhibit South African apartheid administration in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
UN Commissioner for Namibia relatedTo South African administration of Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
South African Border War legalContext South African occupation of South West Africa
subject linked to: Border War
Damara Council (historical) historicalContext South African administration of South West Africa
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Damara Council (historical) operatedUnder South African rule in South West Africa
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Ovambo people colonialHistory South African administration in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Ambo colonialExperience South African administration in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Cape Town Highlanders Regiment hasBattleHonour South West Africa / Namibia operations
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Damara affectedBy South African administration in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa successorForceInTerritory South African administration forces in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
People's Liberation Army of Namibia opposedSystem South African occupation of Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
United Nations Transition Assistance Group predecessorAdministration South African administration of South West Africa
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
German colonial administration of German South West Africa followedBy South African military administration of South West Africa
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Haiǁom people historicalContactWith South African administration in Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Hosea Kutako opposedTo South African administration of Namibia
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa
Theophilus Hamutumbangela opposedTo South African rule in South West Africa
linked to: South African occupation of South West Africa