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Samuel Maharero
Herero chief (1856–1923)
Samuel Maharero | |
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Samuel Maharero (1907) | |
| Born | 1856 (1856) |
| Died | March 14, 1923(1923-03-14) (aged 66–67) |
Samuel Maharero (1856 – 14 March 1923) was a Paramount Chief of the Herero people in German South West Africa (today Namibia) during their revolts and in connection with the events surrounding the Herero genocide.
Today he is considered a national hero in Namibia.
Life
Samuel Maharero was a son to Maharero, an important Herero warrior and cattle raider. He was baptised in 1869[1][2] and went to the local Lutheran schools, where he was seen as a potential priest.
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When his father died in 1890, he gained the chieftainship in the area of Okahandja, although he did not gain much of his father's wealth and cattle according to Herero inheritance customs. Initially, he maintained fairly good relations with the German colonial administration under Theodor Leutwein.
However, increasing