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The Herero and
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as successor to the throne. They crowned him in 2008 because he was born in wedlock of
Munjuku and his wife Aletta. The other faction of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority favoured his older half-brother, Deputy Minister of Fisheries
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share the same ancestry. Herero see the
Mbanderu as one of their clans while Mbanderu regard themselves as a distinct group. This difference is the cause of a decades–old rift between the two, with one faction, the
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Germany lost all its colonies and South-West Africa became mandate territory of South Africa, the new administration was unable, perhaps unwilling, to undo the land transfer. A South
African administrator writes:
382:"Seeing that the whole Hereroland was confiscated by the Germans and cut up into farms and is now settled by Europeans it would be an impossible project ... to place them back on their tribal lands."
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Rietquelle Junior
Secondary School, Rietquelle, founded in 1935 as first government school for the indigenous population. Founder and at first sole teacher at the school was
488:. Their headquarters is situated at the small settlement of Omauozonjanda which belongs to Epukiro but is 40 km east of its centre. The royal homestead is located at
259:. The Roman Catholic Church is the oldest church in Aminuis. Other churches include Oruuano Church, Zion Christian Church (ZCC), St Phellips, and a Born Again church.
532:, national hero of Namibia, paramount chief of the Ovaherero people 1917–1970. Chief Kutako led the negotiations of the allocation of the Aminuis reserve.
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Aminuis features a post office and police station. Many government ministries have dependencies in the settlement. The
Catholic Church operates a parish,
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migrated into the area and soon formed the vast majority of its inhabitants. The administrative structures of the reserves existed until the 1970s.
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Allocation of Land to bantustans according to the
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767:ǃQamtee Aa Xanya: 'the Book of Traditions' : Histories, Texts and Illustrations from the ǃXoon and 'Nohan People of Namibia
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seeking recognition of the
Mbanderu as a distinct tribe. The other faction aims for a strong and united Herero people under the
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885:[Ecological conditions of small farmers in semi-arid regions of Namibia, and the case study of Omaheke.] (in German).
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369:, leader of the Red Nation and today regarded a hero of the struggle against colonisation in Namibia, died in this battle.
883:"Ökologische Bedingungen der kleinbäuerlichen Landwirtschaft in semiariden Gebieten Namibias und das Fallbeispiel Omaheke"
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in 2008 the rift in the
Ovambanderu community deepened. One faction calling themselves the "Concerned Group" supported
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used to mine salt from a nearby pan but went out of business after they could not meet the demand that it be iodised.
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were allowed to stay in the area, and Tswanas remained a minority. Tswanaland nevertheless got an ethnic Tswana,
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since at least the 18th century. In the 1880s Tswana people settled at Aminuis with the permission of
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UN Whitaker Report on Genocide, 1985, paragraphs 14 to 24, pages 5 to 10
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was one. After the Aminuis Reserve was declared in the 1920s, landless
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1040:"Biographies of Namibian Personalities, Entry for Constance Kgosimang"
943:"Biographies of Namibian Personalities, Entry for Constance Kgosimang"
523:, leader of Tswanaland between 1980 and 1989 and member of Namibia's
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minority counting approximately 500 people in 2005. Ovambanderu and
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is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the
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917:"Biographies of Namibian Personalities, Entry for Clemens Kapuuo"
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429:. Unlike all other homelands, it was never implemented that way.
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792:"Oblates of Mary Immaculate. 100 years in Namibia. 1896-2005"
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in the 1960s, part of Aminuis was designated to belong to
1016:"Police instruct Chief not to hold Ezorongondo meeting"
538:, politician, the first ethnic Tswana to serve in any
278:There are a number of schools in the Aminuis area:
557:, first black nurse in Namibia to be promoted to
477:and accuses the Mbanderu of artificial division.
425:intended to be a self-governing homeland for the
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770:. Basler Afrika Bibliographien. pp. 12–13.
567:, former professional footballer who played for
794:. Roman Catholic Church Namibia. Archived from
713:Otto Schimming: A self-made man (1908 to 2005)
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437:, as political leader between 1980 and 1989.
338:, founded a missionary station and a school.
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1087:Nyaunwa, Nyasha Francis (16 December 2011).
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613:"The Folk of Aminuis - A Forgotten People?"
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445:The area of Aminuis today is inhabited by
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307:The area around Aminuis was inhabited by
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995:"Rift between Mbanderu factions deepens"
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341:On 1 December 1905 at the height of the
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969:"Chronology of Namibian History, 1960"
860:"Chronology of Namibian History, 1919"
692:"Chronology of Namibian History, 1935"
549:National Unity Democratic Organisation
495:After the death of Mbanderu paramount
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817:Shiremo, Shampapi (28 October 2011).
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361:clashed south-east of Aminuis in the
332:Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
16:Settlement in Omaheke Region, Namibia
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733:"Aminuis Residents Raise Complaints"
666:Kangueehi, Kuvee (10 January 2007).
239:. It is the district capital of the
235:, located about 500 km east of
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993:Weidlich, Brigitte (21 June 2010).
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645:"Parishes, Archdiocese of Windhoek"
343:Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907
44:Aminuis from bird's eye view (2017)
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255:in Aminuis; it belongs to the
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571:and various other clubs in
515:Notable people from Aminuis
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247:Economy and Infrastructure
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647:. Roman Catholic Church
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881:Witte, Marc (1997).
525:Constituent Assembly
521:Constance Kgosiemang
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500:Munjuku Nguvauva II
486:Ovambanderu Council
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264:subsistence farming
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798:on 30 October 2007
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561:, the highest rank
504:Keharanjo Nguvauva
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363:Battle of ǃGu-ǃoms
1094:Namibia Economist
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475:Royal House
464:and Aminuis
447:Ovambanderu
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588:References
573:Bundesliga
480:Today the
419:Tswanaland
359:Red Nation
94:19°22′00″E
91:23°38′00″S
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1072:15 August
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162:Time zone
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237:Windhoek
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462:Epukiro
321:Kaptein
303:History
233:Namibia
225:Aminuis
179:Climate
131:Namibia
119:Country
69:Aminuis
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975:21 May
949:14 May
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897:18 May
866:23 May
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