Tjamuaha
Chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa
| Tjamuaha | |
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| Chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa | |
| Born | c. 1790 Otjikune |
| Died | 1861 Okahandja |
| Burial | Okahandja |
| House | Ovaherero |
| Father | Tjirwe |
Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally English: Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in Okahandja) was a chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia, and the father of Maharero. He was a close ally and subordinate of Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in Windhoek for most of his chieftaincy.[1] With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.[2]
References
Notes
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, T. Entry for Ua Tjirwe Tjamuaha". Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Vedder 1997, p. 319.
Literature
- Vedder, Heinrich (1997). Das alte Südwestafrika. Südwestafrikas Geschichte bis zum Tode Mahareros 1890 [The old South-West Africa. South-West Africa's history until Maharero's death 1890] (in German) (7th ed.). Windhoek: Namibia Scientific Society. ISBN 0-949995-33-9.
| Preceded by Tjirwe | Paramount Chief of the Herero people 1842–1861 | Succeeded by |
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Paramount Chiefs of the Herero
- Maharero (1861–1890)
- Samuel Maharero (1890–1917)
- Hosea Kutako (1917–1970)
- Clemens Kapuuo (1970–1978)
- Kuaima Riruako (1978–2014)
- Vekuii Rukoro (2014–2021)
- Vipuira Kapuuo (acting)
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