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on 28 January 1904 was part of an uprising against German
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407:www.namibia-1on1.com
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413:on 22 November 2018
378:on 16 December 2021
368:. News - National.
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348:References
337:in 1886.
268:Ongandjira
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278:Waterberg
248:Okahandja
194:68 killed
176:regulars
258:Namutoni
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