German South West Africa

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• German South-West Africa — Deutsch Südwestafrika German colony 1884–1915 …   Wikipedia

• German South West Africa — ▪ historical state, Namibia German  Deutsch Südwestafrika         a former German colony (1884–1919) that is now the nation of Namibia, in southwestern Africa. In 1883 Franz Adolf Lüderitz, a merchant from Bremen, Germany, established a trading… …   Universalium

• South West Africa — Infobox Former Country native name = Suidwes Afrika Südwestafrika conventional long name = South West Africa common name = South West Africa| continent = Africa country = Namibia status = League of Nations Mandate empire = South Africa| year… …   Wikipedia

• South-West Africa Campaign — Warbox conflict=South West Africa Campaign partof=African theatre of World War I campaign= caption= date=September 1914 July 1915 place=South Africa, Namibia result=Allied victory combatant1=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom *flagicon|South… …   Wikipedia

• German South West African mark — The Mark was the currency of German South West Africa between 1884 and 1915. Until 1914, the German Mark circulated. Within days of the outbreak of the First World War, an issue of paper money was authorized in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and… …   Wikipedia

• South-West Africa — formerly German South West Africa; Namibia …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• German South-West Africa — colonial possession of Germany from 1884 to 1915 Namibia …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• German South-West Africa — noun former name of Namibia …  

• SOUTH WEST AFRICA — (Namibia). Jewish connections with the territory were established even before its conquest by the Germans when it became a German colony. During the middle of the 19th century the de pass brothers, Jewish merchants from Cape Town, established… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• South West Africa People's Organization — The South West Africa People s Organization (SWAPO) is a political party and former liberation movement in Namibia. It has been the governing party in Namibia since independence in 1990. For electoral purposes, it is referred to as the SWAPO… …   Wikipedia