History
Land of the San and Nam before the Herero and the Owambo tribes, then called German South West Africa, Namibia was a German colony until the 1st World War. Renamed “South West Africa”, the territory was under the mandate of South Africa, before gaining independence in 1990.
| 1960
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Foundation of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
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| 1966
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The country is placed under the protectorate of the United Nations who two years later renamed it «Namibia»
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| 1979
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Official abolition of apartheid
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| 1989
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The SWAPO wins the first multi-party general election ever to be held
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| 1990
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Namibia proclaimed independent on March 21st. Mr. Sam Nujoma sworn in as the first president
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| 2000
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Agricultural land repurchased by the government and redistributed to the local population
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| 2005
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Mr. Sam Nujoma hands power over to his successor Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba
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