Category
page 1Namibian chiefs
Hendrik Witbooi
National hero of Namibia
Samuel Maharero
Herero chief (1856–1923)
Hosea Kutako
Namibian politician (1870-1970)
Maharero
thumb|Tombstone for Tjamuaha, Maharero, and Samuel Maharero in Okahandja
Maharero kaTjamuaha ( – 7 October 1890) was the first paramount chief of the Herero people, reigning from around 1863 until his death in 1890. He oversaw the Hereros' split from the Oorlam Afrikaners and subsequent conflicts between the two ethnic groups, as well as the colonisation of modern Namibia by the German Empire.
Mandume Ya Ndemufayo
King of Kwanyama
Clemens Kapuuo
Namibian politician
Moses Witbooi
captain of the ǀKhowesin
Hermanus van Wyk
Captain of the Baster community