08/06/2026
🚨‼️ History: Yes, historical data confirms that between 1904 and 1908, German colonial forces systematically killed up to 80% of the Herero population and roughly 50% of the Nama population in what is now Namibia. This atrocity, known as the Herero and Nama Genocide, is widely recognized by historians as the first genocide of the 20th century.Chronology of the GenocideThe Revolt (January 1904): Led by Chief Samuel Maharero, the Herero people revolted against German settlers who were aggressively confiscating indigenous land and cattle.Battle of Waterberg (August 1904): German military reinforcements arrived under Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha, who decisively defeated the Herero forces.The Extermination Order (October 1904): Von Trotha issued an explicit written order declaring that every Herero person found within German territory—armed or unarmed, including women and children—would be shot.Death by Dehydration (1904–1905): German troops drove fleeing Herero survivors into the arid Omaheke (Kalahari) Desert and systematically sealed off or poisoned the few available watering holes.Concentration Camps (1905–1908): Surviving Herero and Nama peoples were forced into brutal labor camps, such as the camp on Shark Island, where unhygienic conditions, medical experimentation, and starvation killed over half of the remaining prisoners.Estimated CasualtiesAccording to historians and demographic records maintained by institutions like the Montreal Holocaust Museum, the death tolls reflect an extreme level of devastation
