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Born of a Herero mother and a Nama father, Marenga had a vision of broad
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of 1904–1907, Morenga had participated in smaller, more localized insurrections which were taking place across German South West Africa. Through these, Morenga (Morenga means Kings in
Otjiherero) proved himself to be an able tactician. However, it was through his three years of leadership of the
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