Namibia Independence Museum Notes

Windhoek, Namibia

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Chronology

  • 21 Mar, 1990: Namibia gains independence with Sam Nujoma elected as the nation’s first president (Namibia Independence Museum).

  • 29 Sep, 1978: UNSCR 435 calls for the withdrawal of S. African forces from Namibia and for the transfer of power to the people of Namibia (UN).

  • 4 May, 1978: The Battle of Cassinga (‘the Cassinga Massacre’); South African Defense forces conduct an air strike on camp Cassinga near the village of Cassinga, followed by a deployment of paratroopers. The camp was inhabited by exiled SWAPO sympathizers and their families. 165 men, 294 women, and 300 children die in the attack (Wiki, Namibia Independence Museum).

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