Hendrik Witbooi
? – 1905 Nama (South West Africa, now Namibia) Nama captain, resistance leader
Nama leader who fought German colonial rule alongside the Herero revolt.
- Religion
- Christian
- Affiliations
- Nama people
Hendrik Witbooi was a captain of the Nama people (born around 1830, exact year uncertain) and a skilled guerrilla leader in South West Africa. After early clashes and an uneasy treaty with the Germans, he rose against colonial rule in 1904, joining the wider resistance that included the Herero. He was killed in battle in 1905, and his people were subjected to the same genocidal campaign; he is a national hero in Namibia.
In the timeline
- 1904 Nama uprising under Hendrik Witbooi central figure
- 1904 Nama uprising begins under Hendrik Witbooi central figure
- 1905 Hendrik Witbooi killed in battle central figure