German South-West Africa
Also known as Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA
former colony of the German Empire
Key facts
- 1912
- 835,100 km (322,400 sq mi)
- Status
- Colony of Germany
- Capital
- Windhuk
- Official languages
- German
- Recognised regional languages
- Afrikaans , Khoekhoegowab , Oshiwambo , Otjiherero , Setswana
- Ethnic groups
- 99% Black African , 0.8% White , 0.2% other
- Religion
- Christianity , Indigenous beliefs
- 1894 1905
- Theodor von Leutwein
- 1905 1907
- Friedrich von Lindequist
- 1907 1910
- Bruno von Schuckmann
- 1910 1919
- Theodor Seitz
- Historical era
- Scramble for Africa
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Today part ofNamibia
German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, when it was captured by the Western Allies during World War I. However, Germany did not officially cede this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
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